Suho Cheonsa (수호천사, Guardian Angel) is a horizontal block-breaking puzzle game released for the Sega Master System, developed by Open Corp and published by Daou Infosys in 1994. Suho Cheonsa is notable for its simularity to Breakout, and the fact that it was the final game developed by Open Corp, and the final game released by Daou.[1]
A localized version of the game was included as "Power Block" on the "4 Pak All Action" cart in 1995, released by Home Entertainment Suppliers.[2]
Story[]
"Pabille and Emoni protect the earth's peace, (they) were guarding those who wait for an opportunity to rule the Earth."
"The Dark Queen Shadr attacks the Guardian Plate."
"Shadr, who put in the pin (into the plate) that was broken by the power of 'Ik' (a power of Shadr's)..."
"As the world turns dark, will Pabille and Emoni be able to reclaim the Guardian Plate, and bring peace?"
Frame of opening cutscene
Put into simple terms, you are playing as Pabille, one of the angels, reclaiming pieces of the "Guardian Plate", which are in the possession of each of the round bosses, under the command of Dark Queen Shadr.
Gameplay[]
Suho Cheonsa tasks the player with breaking blocks (be they literal blocks, chickens, sports balls, etc, depending on the round theme) with a ball (known in-game as the "pabille", after the hero) to damage and destroy a figure in the center of the playing field. Once the figure is destroyed, the player must defeat the round boss by hitting it repeatedly with the ball, while avoiding projectiles.
Gameplay (Round 5)
Most blocks are destroyed in 2 hits of the pabille, though some may take extra, or be completely unbreakable. Power-ups may be attained by breaking certain blocks, which may speed up/slow down/stop the pabille, grant points or extra lives, break/reconstruct blocks, or force you to restart/skip the round. There are 24 rounds in total.
Upon beating the final round, you are granted an image of the restored Guardian Plate, with the text "In a world where peace has been restored, the Guardian Plate shines in the sky.", before being given the game over screen, usually seen after losing all pabilles/continues.
Interestingly, Suho Cheonsa does not contain any developer credits, and the game crashes if the "pause" button is pressed. similarly to early Korean Sega Master System games such as Super Boy. Both factors may indicate that Suho Cheonsa's development and release were rushed.
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Gameplay of Suho Cheonsa (Rounds 1 - 4)