Current version:Super Famicom / SNES
CB Chara Wars - Ushinawareta Gag

CB Chara Wars - Ushinawareta Gag

CB Chara Wars - Ushinawareta Gag is a Super Famicom action game released in 1992 developed by Almanic Corp.. It centers on shooting and weapon use, movement and immediate actions, and enemy and hazard responses, with controls, information, and pacing arranged around television output, a directional pad, shoulder buttons, and a six-button controller.

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CB Chara Wars - Ushinawareta Gag is a Super Famicom action release centered on shooting and weapon use, movement and immediate actions, and enemy and hazard responses. Stages build pressure through routes, enemy patterns, and changing objectives, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make its immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on campaign length or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Readable animation, hits, and hazards determine whether feedback remains dependable, while sprite animation, scrolling, color, and chip-based audio jointly carry readability and atmosphere. The main genre-specific friction is that period-specific collision rules, limited guidance, and repeated ground after failure can raise the entry barrier. In addition, password or battery saves, multiplayer accessories, manual dependence, regional language, and cartridge enhancement chips can affect original-hardware use. This description covers only this release and excludes emulator features, modern-port conveniences, and content from other platforms.

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5.8 / 10Super Famicom / SNES

Distinctive underling management with demanding long-session friction

CB Chara Wars mixes crossover brawling with exploration and an unusual underling economy. Recruits work, run errands and buy upgrades, while overworking them changes their expressions and can make them leave. Damage sounds and music cues also communicate useful information. Wall climbing, keys and conversations offer more structure than a simple procession of fights. The balance is less convincing: defence dominates many encounters, and readily replaced early recruits reduce the weight of managing them. Later missile-jumping sections create sharp difficulty spikes, with falls costing lives and forcing retries. The lack of saves or passwords is especially inconvenient in a substantial adventure, and excessive stat upgrades can overflow. Its eccentric systems reward investigation, but demand preparation rather than promising an easy casual session.

Strengths

  • Distinctive errands and crossover humour
  • Expressions, sound cues and varied exploration

Weaknesses

  • Defence-heavy balance and replaceable recruits
  • Harsh jumps, no continuation records and stat overflow

Who it is for: Crossover fans willing to investigate unusual resource systems and difficult action routes.

Play notes: Allow uninterrupted play: there are no saves or passwords. Keep non-HP stats below 128, and expect retries in missile sections.

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Conversations, keys and area exploration add variety, while harsh missile-platforming spikes interrupt progress.

Reviewed5.3 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Underling errands give combat an unusual economy, but easy replacement and defence-heavy balance limit richer choices.

Reviewed6.2 / 10Not provided
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Expressions and audio communicate state, with the sixth-stage music adding a distinct highlight.

Reviewed6.4 / 10Not provided
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Defined climbing inputs help, but missing continuation records and stat-overflow risks burden lengthy sessions.

Reviewed4.7 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Developer
Almanic
Publisher
Banpresto
Release date
1992
Platforms
Super Famicom / SNES
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Solo-friendly2D GraphicsReplayableSide-scrollingReal-time CombatLinear LevelsPlatformingFast-pacedMain Story Under 10 HoursDodgeWarShooting
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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