Your Choices Will Change The Game and Ending Through levels you will face a variety of different enemies and in each zone there is at least one boss fight. Each gun can also be upgraded by picking up a certain number of triangles that drop from enemies you have killed. You can get a rocket launcher, a machine gun and even a gun that shoots balls of fire that go bouncing across the screen. At first you will only have the Polar star, a sort of laser blaster, but as you go you will pick up or trade for better weapons. When you start the game you only have a small amount of health, but you can increase your health by collecting health capsules. Along the way you will need other keys like S for swapping weapons. You use the Arrow keys for movement and interacting, Z for jumping and X for shooting.
Using your skills and help from others you will fight bosses, solve puzzles and obliterate enemies with your arsenal of weapons.Ĭave Story has fairly simple gamplay, but still provides a challenge. They reflect different environments such as a dessert or grassy plains, so you wont get bored with the scenery. There are several areas that are all different. It becomes your job to help the Mimigas, as well as many other characters along the way, by defeating the Doctor and his minions.Īs the title suggests all of this takes place in caves. The Mimigas are being captured and held hostage by the Doctor. Eventually you find yourself in a village of strange creatures called Mimigas. The game starts with you waking up in a cave with no memory of who you are or where you're at.
This game is a mix of adventure, shooting and role play game (RPG) genres that has something for everyone. Even if you have never heard of any of those games you still will love this great game. If you are a fan of Mario, Zelda, Metroid or any other game in those genres, Cave Story is a must have game.