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3D Classics: TwinBee

This vertical-scrolling arcade game was originally available only on the Famicom system in Japan. Now, for the first time ever in North America, fans can play this classic shooter with a new 3D look. Guide the…

10 August 2011

3D Classics: TwinBee is an arcade developed by Arika, released 10 August 2011 on Nintendo 3DS.

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What 3D Classics: TwinBee is

3D Classics: TwinBee is an arcade game developed by Arika and released in 2011. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo 3DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This vertical-scrolling arcade game was originally available only on the Famicom system in Japan. Now, for the first time ever in North America, fans can play this classic shooter with a new 3D look. Guide the TwinBee spacecraft as you dodge and destroy waves of aerial and ground enemies. If you get hit and lose both of your ship's arms, find an ambulance for repairs quickly. Shoot through the clouds to uncover bells. Collect the bells for extra points, or continue to shoot at them to gain different upgrades for your ship. Additional power-ups can also be collected from the ground. Fly high in the sky with your anthropomorphic spacecraft in this new version of a classic.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the TwinBee series

3D Classics: TwinBee is the 28th of 32 entries we hold in the TwinBee series. It arrived 4 years after TwinBee Da!!. The next entry was Line GoGo! TwinBee in 2013.

See all 32 TwinBee games in release order →

What it launched against

3D Classics: TwinBee launched on 10 August 2011, within three weeks of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Bastion, Tropico 4 and From Dust.

Released around the same time: Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Bastion, Tropico 4, From Dust.

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When did 3D Classics: TwinBee come out?
3D Classics: TwinBee was released on 10 August 2011 for Nintendo 3DS.

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