Fuzzical Fighter

Fuzzical Fighter (ファジカルファイター)^[2] is a horizontally scrolling shooter by Sigma Enterprises that was released only in Japan for Family Computer in 1991. It includes role playing game elements.

Developer(s)	Make Software
Publisher(s)	Sigma Enterprises[1]
Director(s)	Hiroaki Kawamoto
Designer(s)	Takeo Kakazu Jun Uchijima
Composer(s)	Sachiko Oita Akihiro Akamatsu
Platform(s)	Family Computer[1]
Release	JP: May 17, 1991[1]
Genre(s)	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player

Plot

Fighting the final boss: a large purple dragon

The Dimensional Stone, which is required to maintain balance in the world of starship pilot Mark was stolen.^[3] The king finds a hero to retrieve the stone; using the "Fuzzical Fighter" to transport the player's character into enemy territory.^[3]

Towns are visited in-between stages to provide the player with weapons and artifacts that are bought with the in-game gold currency.^[3] Players can choose to backtrack to either a previous stage while staying at the inn or to a stage that he has not yet explored. They also have access to three different kinds of healing spells: Riken (minor healing), Rikento (normal healing) and Rikentaru (major healing).^[4]

Despite being a mechanical object and not a creature, the Fuzzical Fighter has magic points that can be replenished while in the towns.^[3] The Fuzzy Fighter itself resembles a spaceship with a mechanical tail at the end.