Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999
Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999Template:Efn is an action role-playing game released by SNK for the Neo-Geo Pocket Color in 1999. It is a spin-off follow-up to the SNK arcade shooter Beast Busters. The game was later re-released as part of Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1 in 2021.
Gameplay
Dark Arms has the player become the Beast Buster, a human who can't remember their past but has made a pact with The Master to gain power. As they explore the Dark Realm, they learn more about the nature of the world and meet Joyce, a girl with a connection to the people who live in this world of monsters.
The player can collect the spirits of the various demons and zombies they fight in the game with a gun known as "The Catcher".
The player-character can then use captured spirits to 'feed' their weapons and evolve them into more powerful forms. For example, the Handgun evolves into the Sub Shotgun, which can evolve further into the Shotgun.
Reception
Template:Video game reviews Template:Expand section Dark Arms: Beast Buster received mixed reception from critics since its release.
In 2014, HobbyConsolasTemplate:'s Álvaro Alonso identified Dark Arms: Beast Buster as one of the twenty best games for the Neo Geo Pocket Color.[1]
Notes
References
External links
This article incorporates text from the Wikipedia article "Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- 1999 video games
- Action role-playing video games
- Neo Geo Pocket Color games
- Neo Geo Pocket Color-only games
- Noise Factory games
- Run and gun games
- Single-player video games
- SNK games
- Top-down video games
- Sequel video games
- Video game spinoffs
- Video games about demons
- Video games about zombies
- Video games developed in Japan
- Video games featuring female protagonists