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Power Blade NES is Taito’s March 1991 action platformer. Agent NOVA throws a boomerang in eight directions across six sectors you can play in any order. You get the loose cartridge only, no box or manual. Orders ship within 2 business days.
| Platform | NES |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taito Video Games |
| Condition | Loose Cartridge |
| Availability | In stock |
Power Blade NES is Taito's 1991 action platformer for the Nintendo Entertainment System, where agent NOVA fights through six sectors with a boomerang. Our store lists it as Powerblade. This listing is the loose cartridge only, with no box or manual.
Taito released Power Blade in North America in March 1991. It is a reworked version of the Famicom game Power Blazer, which Taito released in Japan on April 20, 1990. For the Western release, the hero was changed from Steve Treiber to NOVA, and the levels were heavily overhauled.
NOVA throws a boomerang in eight directions. Power-ups increase its power, its range and how many you can throw. You can play the six sectors in any order. In each one, you find an agent, beat a security guard boss and recover a data tape.
The Power Suit, a helmet-like item, lets NOVA fire Power Blades that pass through most surfaces. Falling off the screen means instant death, a rule the sequel later dropped.
Collectors often compare this cart with its Japanese source. Power Blazer on the Famicom had a different hero and different stages. Power Blade is the version sold in North America, with NOVA, the six-sector structure and the data tape goal. If you want the version that came out on the NES here, this is it.
Browse all of our NES games. Continue NOVA's story with Power Blade II, or try Taito's Kick Master. Read more about Power Blade on Wikipedia.
Is Powerblade the same as Power Blade?
Yes. The game's title is Power Blade. Our store lists this Powerblade NES cartridge under the one-word name.
When did it come out?
Taito released it in North America in March 1991.
Can I pick the stage order?
Yes. The six sectors can be played in any order.
Does it come with the box or manual?
No. This listing is the loose cartridge only.
Orders are dispatched within 2 business days. Standard US shipping is $4.99, and orders over $50 ship free. Every order is covered by our 30-day return policy.
Standard shipping is $4.99. Orders over $50 ship free.
Loose is the game cartridge only. Complete (CIB) includes the cartridge, the original box and the manual. Brand New is factory sealed. Choose one above; options shown in grey are not in stock right now.
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Rare underrated gem. Glad to have it
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Five Stars
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Five Stars
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Schwarzenegger armed with a boomerang
Great nostalgic game that has a great 80s flare. Like a simpler version of mega man.
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Mega Man style level select play, decent title
Power Blade
Three stars – Mega Man style level select play, decent title
“Power Blade”, a reworked localisation of the Japan game “Power Blazer”, is somewhat similar to the original “Mega Man” in that you can play the initial six levels in any order you want. The plot is that an alien race has taken the Master Computer down. You must guide the main protagonist (who looks suspiciously like Arnold Schwarzenegger) though six different areas of the Master Computer so he can defeat the security guards (bosses) and restore the data backup tapes to get the Master Computer back up and running.
Natsume, the company behind “Harvest Moon” and responsible for its numerous incarnations, developed and published “Power Blade”. The North American release was originally titled “Power Mission” but after radically reworking the game they went with “Power Blade”. It’s a real power house of a game and very fun to play for those old 8-bit NES game players.
The American localization has numerous differences, including a drastic redesign of the levels and changing the main character from a robot to a human.
“Nintendo Power” held a large sway over the gaming public back in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Without the advent of the Internet, information as rather limited, and “Power Blade” had the added benefit of being the feature article the April 1991 issue (Issue 23) of “Nintendo Power”.
The video game website IGN rated this title as the 857h greatest game on their top 100 NES games of all time.
(For those looking for great unknown NES/Famicom games, you simply MUST play “Moon Crystal”, a criminally unknown Famicom exclusive. The graphics are astounding with cutscenes that even outdo “Ninja Gaiden”, amazing music, in depth gameplay, and a fantastic storyline. Absolutely amazing! Had this been released in the US for the NES, I feel it would be as revered as the other heavy hitters in the NES canon)