Name:	Ultraman
Author/Vendor:	Ma-Ba
Released:	1993
Type:	Fighting
Language:	Japanese
Premise:	As you may know by watching the many Toho monster flicks, the island nation of Japan is constantly being attacked by giant monsters of all sorts (grin). To counter this threat, an advanced alien race bestowed special powers on a member of the Ultra Force - the JSDF unit designed to meet these constant threats. Now, whenever one of these monster comes along, it has to deal with Ultraman - a thirty-foot humanoid with his own superstrength and special powers who can deal with the monsters on their own terms. Based on the classic 1960s Japanese TV series by Tsuburaya Productions, which was the granddaddy of all of those Ranger-style shows ever since.
Impressions:	I'm old enough to remember this series, and religiously watched every badly dubbed episode on my local UHF-TV station (WPTY-TV 24 in Memphis, TN - hi, guys!). This fighter brings back a lot of pleasant memories, and has cameos by all of the show's major guest monsters (yes, Gojira himself shows up, too). The game itself is on a par with most SF2 wannabes - decent graphics, limited moves, fair sound, average gameplay - but I still found it fun. "Ultraman, Ultraman, watch our hero fly...." Get it for the memories.
Variations:	This is the lone Ultraman game for the MegaDrive; it appears that none of the other titles were ever ported.
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