Air Buster: Trouble Specialty Raid Unit, known in Japan as Daisenpu, is a 1990 horizontally-scrolling shooter produced by Kaneko with development ties to Toaplan, the studio that defined the genre's standard during those years. Two space fighters, a chargeable shot, and section bosses that fill the entire screen build a direct experience, made for short, intense matches. It's a solid, if not the most cited, representative of the Japanese shooter's golden age: for anyone looking to understand Toaplan's genealogy beyond its flagship titles, it's a required stop.
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