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Cosmo Police Galivan

Cosmo Police Galivan puts the player in control of a human being armed with a beam blade, which is only able to attack monsters in close proximity. As the game continues, the player character can use different…

11 December 1985

Cosmo Police Galivan is a platform developed by Nichibutsu, released 11 December 1985 on PlayStation 4, Family Computer, Amstrad CPC and Arcade.

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What Cosmo Police Galivan is

Cosmo Police Galivan is a platform game developed by Nichibutsu and released in 1985. It was published by Imagine Software. It is available on PlayStation 4, Family Computer, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Cosmo Police Galivan puts the player in control of a human being armed with a beam blade, which is only able to attack monsters in close proximity. As the game continues, the player character can use different powers - some ranged - to take out enemies and progress further. Eventually, the player will have the option of becoming a metal-armored officer with considerably more fire-power, though this power-up state will vanish if too much damage is taken. The player character will also level-up after destroying so many enemies, improving their health and "cosmo points" - a stat similar to mana that is used to power the player character's special attacks. The game's world is a network of caves…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Cosmo Police Galivan series

Cosmo Police Galivan is the first of 2 entries we hold in the Cosmo Police Galivan series. The next entry was Cosmo Police Galivan II: Arrow of Justice in 1993.

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What it launched against

Cosmo Police Galivan launched on 11 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.

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When did Cosmo Police Galivan come out?
Cosmo Police Galivan was released on 11 December 1985 for PlayStation 4, Family Computer, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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