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Abadox: The Deadly Inner War

Abadox is a video game for the NES, subtitled The Deadly Inner War. It is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up in the vein of Gradius and R-Type. The game is notable for its unique visual design, as the game takes…

6 April 1988

Abadox: The Deadly Inner War is a shooter developed by Natsume Co., Ltd., released 6 April 1988 on Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Abadox: The Deadly Inner War is

Abadox: The Deadly Inner War is a shooter game developed by Natsume Co., Ltd. and released in 1988. It was published by Milton Bradley. It is available on Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the year 5012, the planet known as Abadox is soon eaten by a giant alien organism known as Parasitis. Once the planet has been consumed, the alien takes the form of the entire planet and seeks to devour other planets within the galaxy. The galactic military tries to fight the alien, but to no avail as Parasitis destroys the entire galactic military, except for one hospital ship. It is then discovered that Princess Maria has been devoured as well. The galactic military decides to send out their best fighter, "Second Lieutenant Nazal", to attempt to enter Parasitis' body and rescue Princess Maria before it's too late.
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How it plays

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

Official trailer

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When did Abadox: The Deadly Inner War come out?
Abadox: The Deadly Inner War was released on 6 April 1988 for Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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