{"id":941,"date":"2012-09-11T13:27:39","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T13:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/?p=941"},"modified":"2012-09-11T17:18:42","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T17:18:42","slug":"my-top-100-90-power-blade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/?p=941","title":{"rendered":"My Top 100: #90 &#8211; Power Blade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_943\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/powerblade.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-943\" class=\" wp-image-943\" title=\"powerblade\" src=\"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/powerblade.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"707\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1991 &#8211; NES (Taito)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Thanks to RF Generation for the image, and everything else that helped me make this list, for that matter!*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arnold Schwarzenegger was pretty much everywhere for a while.\u00a0 Even where Arnold technically wasn&#8217;t, like the cover of this overlooked classic, there he was&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Power Blade <\/em>is Taito&#8217;s answer to the <em>Mega Man<\/em> games in that you have different &#8220;sectors&#8221; that can be played through\u00a0in almost\u00a0any order you want.\u00a0 NOVA, the game&#8217;s\u00a0protagonist (obviously\u00a0a hybrid of a few\u00a0Arnold characters), has to eliminate an alien threat to each sector of Earth&#8217;s &#8220;Master Computer&#8221; with nothing but his trusty and very much upgradeable Power Blade&#8230;\u00a0 the baddest-ass boomerang you&#8217;ve ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OZZF-quBUA4\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I find the level structure and controls somewhat similar to the <em>Batman<\/em> game for NES, even though it&#8217;s not quite as difficult and unforgiving as that.\u00a0 You could throw your weapon in eight directions, much like <em>Contra<\/em>, and travel different paths if you wanted to.\u00a0 Some paths would lead to\u00a0power ups or other bonuses like the Power Suit, which fired a wall of flame instead of the usual boomerang.\u00a0\u00a0Other paths\u00a0would\u00a0have NPC&#8217;s to interact with, usually some kind of side mission that\u00a0unlocked other areas.\u00a0 Every\u00a0sector felt unique, and I loved exploring them.\u00a0 The bosses were pretty funky, too, all with their own themes and whatnot.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t really describe the game any more, because that&#8217;s pretty much all there was to it!\u00a0 It&#8217;s just one of those games that\u00a0was really\u00a0simple and fun,\u00a0and a nice change of pace from the usual <em>Mega Man<\/em> wannabes I&#8217;d rent.\u00a0 The sequel added various Power Suits and was awesome as well, but my fun was mostly had on the original!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_944\" style=\"width: 629px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pbtitle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-944\" class=\"size-full wp-image-944\" title=\"pbtitle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pbtitle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"619\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pbtitle.jpg 619w, http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pbtitle-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Get to the choppah and come with me if you want to live and I&#8217;ll be back and stuff!<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"position: absolute; 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