Phozon (Arcade) - 1 Credit Challenge
In this video, I am doing a 1 Credit Challenge of a game that I never played before, but I really wanted to try it out. That game is: Phozon for the Arcade. This game was developed and published by Namco, it was released in the arcades in 1983, but only in Japan. Phozon was re-released as part of Namco Museum Volume 3 for the Sony PlayStation (PS1) along with Dig Dug, Ms. Pac-Man, Pole Position II and other Namco games. Another port was released for the iOS and Android mobile device, as part of the Namco Arcade application. Ports of the game for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 were released by Hamster as part of the Arcade Archives series on November 25, 2021. Phozon is a puzzle game, based on the science of chemistry, and was also the first game from the company that had been confined to Japan since Kaitei Takara Sagashi in 1980. The player must take control of the Chemic, a small black atom with red spikes which must adhere itself to passing Moleks (which come in four different colors: cyan, green, pink and yellow) in order to duplicate the patterns shown in the center of the screen; if a Molek adheres itself to the Chemic incorrectly, the player can press the button to disconnect the most recently connected Molek. A stage is completed by correctly replicating the Molek formation shown on the center of the screen. The yellow counter on the bottom of the screen signalizes how many Moleks are remaining, which decreases as more Moleks appear on screen. If the bar empties and the player has not replicated the Molek formation shown on the center of the screen, the round starts back from beginning. The sole enemy in the game is the Atomic, a clump of balls that moves randomly around the screen and kills the Chemic on contact. From the second world on, the Chemic can counter-attack by adhering itself to a Power Molek. Once the Chemic has adhered itself to one, the adhered Moleks will spin around rapidly, and their speed will decrease to denote the nearing of the Power Molek's ending time limit. The Atomic occasionally initiates attacks to destroy the Chemic, which include splitting up and reforming in order to cover more ground, and shooting Alpha-Rays and Beta-Rays which destroy some of the Chemic's connected Moleks. There are total of eighteen unique patterns which must be duplicated in the game, and every fourth stage is a "challenging stage" where the Chemic can fire yellow Moleks in four directions at the Atomic. About my run on Phozon: The game can be quite tricky at times, but once you get the hang of it, it's doable. I find this game pretty fun, especially the challenging stages and I'm glad that I tried this game. Overall, Phozon is a fun game from Namco, but sometimes it can be difficult. But still a good game if you like a decent challenge. I recommend to give this one a try. I hope you enjoy this 1 Credit Challenge video of Phozon for the Arcade and thanks for watching!
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