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−	==~~REVIEWS~~==	+	{{GameInfobox
−	[[Twinkle Star Sprites ~~review~~ by ~~Dan Elektro~~]]	+	\|title = Twinkle Star Sprites\|image = File:Tss.png\|caption = Cover of the Japanese AES Version\|developer = [[SNK]], [[ADK]], DotEmu <small>(Steam, Humble Bundle)</small>, D4 Enterprise <small>(Wii Virtual Console)</small>, Hamster Corporation <small>(Xbox One, Nintendo Switch)</small>\|publisher = SNK, ADK, D4 Enterprise, Hamster Corporation\|release = '''Arcade'''<br />{{vgrelease\|JP=November 25, 1996}}'''Neo Geo AES'''<br />{{vgrelease\|JP=October 31, 1997}}'''Neo-Geo CD'''<br />{{vgrelease\|JP=February 21, 1997}}'''SEGA Saturn'''<br />{{vgrelease\|JP=December 18, 1997}}'''Dreamcast'''<br />{{vgrelease\|JP=March 23, 2000}}'''PlayStation 2'''<br />{{Vgrelease\|JP\|July 28, 2005}}<br />As part of ADK Damashii:<br />{{vgrelease\|JP\|December 18, 2008}}<br />'''Wii Virtual Console'''<br />{{vgrelease\|JP=August 9, 2011}}'''PlayStation Network'''<br />{{vgrelease\|JP= February 18, 2015}}'''Microsoft Windows'''<br />Humble Bundle:<br />{{vgrelease\|World\|WW\|January 9, 2016}}<br />Steam:<br />{{vgrelease\|World\|WW\|May 26, 2016}}<br />'''PlayStation 4'''<br />{{vgrelease\|NA\|February 24, 2017}}<br />{{vgrelease\|EU\|March 1, 2017}}<br />'''Xbox One & Nintendo Switch'''<br />{{Vgrelease\|World\|WW\|December 6, 2018}}<br />'''Xbox One'''<br />{{Vgrelease\|World\|WW\|January 11, 2018}}<br />'''Neo Geo Mini'''<br />{{vgrelease\|World\|AS\|July 24, 2018}}<br/>{{vgrelease\|World\|LE\|December 3, 2018}}\|genre = Shoot 'em up\|mode = Up to 2 players\|rating = '''Sega Saturn'''<br />Suitable for All Ages <small>(Sega)</small>\|previous = —\|next = [[Twinkle Star Sprites: La Petite Princesse]]\|platform = Arcade, [[Neo Geo\|Neo Geo AES]], [[Neo-Geo CD]], Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Wii Virtual Console, PlayStation Network, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Neo Geo Mini}}'''''Twinkle Star Sprites''''' (ティンクルスタースプライツ Tinkuru Suta Supuraitsu) is a competitive scrolling shooter created by [[ADK]] in 1996. It was initially released as an arcade game for the Neo Geo platform. It was later ported to several systems, including Sega Dreamcast and the PlayStation 2. The gameplay, which can be characterized as a combination of a fixed shooter and a versus puzzle game, uses combinations of shots, as well as timed powerups to attempt to damage the opponent. These attacks also serve as counters to the opponent's attack.
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		+	The Sega Saturn port also has an animated [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHWva01uNcE intro]. This was included as a bonus feature for its PS2 sequel. Pony Canyon released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game on February 2, 1997.
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		+	==Story==
		+	The land is covered in darkness by Mevious and his minions. In order to save the land from further suffering, Load Ran leaves her home to look for the magical Twinkle Star, an artifact that is said to grant any wish. She succeeds in her mission and peace is returned to the world.
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		+	==Gameplay==
		+	There are two types of standard attacks: a normal shot and a charge-up shot. Each character starts with two bombs which enables him in the event of desperate plight, to clean with the screen while briefly acquiring a state of invincibility. The two players' playfields are separated by a vertical bar, each one having its own independent of the other. Series of enemies arrive from the top of the screen. The player is to successfully destroy them in chains (combos), which will send one or more fireball projectiles to the screen of his adversary (Normal Attack). Shooting at Normal Attacks several times reflects them back as glowing Reverse Attacks. If Reverse Attacks are reflected again, a number of powerful counterattacks in the shape of one or more indestructible enemies appear (Extra Attack). Reflecting many Reverse Attacks at once can instead summon a boss (Boss Attack).
		+	* The Extra Attacks and the Boss Attack vary from one character to another.
		+	* The power gauge fills as the player destroys enemies up to three levels. By holding down the fire button and releasing when a certain level is reached, the player can launch a character-specific charge shot to assist the player in clearing enemies from his screen. At Level 1, the charge shot is launched. At Level 2, the charge shot and three Extra Attacks against the opponent are launched. At Level 3 (Max Level), the charge shot and a Boss Attack are launched. Firing charge shots at Level 2 and above will decrease the power gauge.
		+	* 30–40 seconds into a round, a blue orb appears among a chain of enemies. If this orb is destroyed in a chain, the player achieves Fever status for the next several seconds. Chains created during Fever generate faster and more plentiful Normal Attacks per enemy destroyed, which can prove to be very dangerous to the opponent if large chains are made.
		+	* Both players are given five life points at the start of a round.
		+	* Colliding into an enemy costs 1 life point, but the player cannot be killed this way; if a player has one life point left, he will be left with one half of a life point. When this happens, his character is stunned for a short while and is reduced in speed and attack power for several seconds after recovery, all the while left more vulnerable to opponent attacks.
		+	* Getting hit by a Normal Attack, Reverse Attack, Extra Attack or the projectiles from a Boss cost 3 life points.
		+	* The match is over when a player loses all his life points.
		+	* When a player takes damage, his opponent recovers life points equal to half of the damage taken.
		+	* If a round lasts longer than 100 seconds or the player does not fire a shot for more than 30 seconds, a Death enemy appears. If a player is hit by this enemy, he will lose immediately (Death Attack). The Death can be destroyed as any other enemy, but always comes back, harder to kill. Additionally, if a player is successful in volleying the "death" character over to his opponent's side, and the death character touches the opponent, the opponent dies instantly. This is a possible, though difficult, way to win. This, of course, would require the player to be skilled enough to avoid obstacles and not fire for more than 30 seconds.
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		+	== Sequels ==
		+	A sequel entitled [[Twinkle Star Sprites: La Petite Princesse]] was released in 2005 on the PlayStation 2.
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		+	In its mobile counterpart, ''[[Twinkle Star Sprites Gaiden\|Twinkle Star Sprites Gaiden: Twin Star Memories]]'', the series reverts to its standard shoot em up roots.
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		+	==Characters==
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		+	<div style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
		+	* [[Arthur Schmitt]]
		+	* [[Dark Ran]]
		+	* [[Griffon]]
		+	* [[Kim (Twinkle Star Sprites)\|Kim]]
		+	* [[Load Ran]]
		+	* [[Nanja Monja]]
		+	* [[Macky and Pentell]]
		+	* [[Meirin]] – Sega Saturn exclusive
		+	* [[Mevious]]
		+	* [[Queen Memory]]
		+	* [[Really Till]]
		+	* [[Sprites]]
		+	* [[Tinker and Linker]]
		+	* [[Yan Yanyang]]
		+	</div>
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		+
		+	==Gallery==
		+	<gallery spacing="small" widths="150" bordersize="none">
		+	Image:TStarSprites.jpg\|Reworked image of the Dreamcast cover for the first game. Illustrated by [[Yoshinoya]].
		+	Twinkle Star Sprites Saturn Cover.jpg\|Sega Saturn Cover
		+	Image:Twinkle 768.jpg\|Image for [[ADK Damashii]].
		+	</gallery>
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		+	==Trivia==
		+	*The game's concept seems to be a parody of the [[w:c:sailormoon:Sailor Moon\|''Sailor Moon'' manga]], however the game's comic relief 'Rabbicat' seems to be a parody of Tenchi Muyo's mascot, 'Ryo-Oh-Ki' the cabbit.
		+	*Load Ran, Dark Ran, and Sprites all feature distinct endings in Free Character Mode. These endings differ to those seen in the Story Mode.
		+	*In the story mode, Mevious will either taunt or praise the player, depending on whether continues have been used.
		+	*Twinkle Star Sprites [http://sudden-desu.net/entry/twinkle-star-sprites-neo-geo-neo-geo-cd-sega-saturn-versions-debug-options-and-dueling-cakes features] an unused debug menu in the games code along with a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UDw9b5gR7E Jikken (Expiremental)] Fighting game Program where the player takes control of Queen Memory's cake. This is only in the Neo Geo version as the Saturn's Jikken program is entirely different and its removed in the Neo Geo CD version.
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		+	==External links==
		+	* [http://sudden-desu.net/entry/twinkle-star-sprites-neo-geo-neo-geo-cd-sega-saturn-versions-debug-options-and-dueling-cakes sudden-desu.net - Debug Mode and Jikken program page]
		+	**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnBh6J8YVcM Program Menu (AES)] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V-P10UYSDI (Saturn)]
		+	**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggrn5SATQok Edit Menu]
		+	**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2S1VHmcKNk Gameplay Menu] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRkhK6FxZ64 (ZAKO and BLOCK test)]
		+	**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UDw9b5gR7E Jikken Program]
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		+	* [https://www.gog.com/game/twinkle_star_sprites GOG Store page]
		+	* [http://store.steampowered.com/app/366280/ Steam Store Page]
		+	* [http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/event/virtual-console/twinklestarsprites/index_twinklestarsprites_j.html Wii Virtual Console Page]
		+	* [http://www.personal.triticom.com/~erm/www.neogeo.co.jp/cons/soft/for-dc/twinkle/index.html SNK's official website for the DC port]
		+	* [http://www.hamster.co.jp/arcadearchives/xboxone/twinkle.htm ACA Neo Geo Page (Xbox One)] [http://www.hamster.co.jp/arcadearchives/switch/twinkle.htm (Nintendo Switch)] [http://www.hamster.co.jp/arcadearchives/twinkle.htm (PS4)] - Japanese
		+	* [http://www.hamster.co.jp/american_hamster/arcadearchives/xboxone/twinkle.htm ACA Neo Geo Page (Xbox One)] [http://www.hamster.co.jp/american_hamster/arcadearchives/switch/twinkle.htm (Nintendo Switch)] - English
		+	* [https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/aca-neogeo-twinkle-star-sprites-switch/ Nintendo Website page]
		+	* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omczIBZiE0M Gameplay footage]
		+	* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5AZgTLaNPk Twinkle Star Eternal Box ~ Sega Saturn extra fandisc]
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		+	{{Wikipedia}}
		+	[[Category:Games]]

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