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TwinBee series

Bells & Whistles

Detana!! TwinBee is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game following the same conventions established in the original TwinBee, where players assume the role of Light and Pastel taking control of TwinBee and…

1 February 1991

Bells & Whistles is an arcade developed by Konami, released 1 February 1991 on PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

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What Bells & Whistles is

Bells & Whistles is an arcade game developed by Konami and released in 1991. It is available on PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set several years after the events of the original TwinBee, TwinBee and WinBee are relaxing at their island when they receive an SOS signal from the distant planet of Meru. The signal contains a message sent by Queen Melora, who pleads for the salvation of her planet from the invading forces of the evil alien Iva. TwinBee and his friends decides to set off to outer space to defeat the forces of Iva and save Planet Meru.
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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. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the TwinBee series

Bells & Whistles is the tenth of 32 entries we hold in the TwinBee series. The next entry was Wai-wai World 2: SOS!! Parsley-jou in 1991.

See all 32 TwinBee games in release order →

What it launched against

Bells & Whistles launched on 1 February 1991, within three weeks of Lemmings, Sengoku and Wings of Wor.

Released around the same time: Lemmings, Sengoku, Wings of Wor.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Bells & Whistles come out?
Bells & Whistles was released on 1 February 1991 for PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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