Space Manbow

{{Infobox video game

|title = Space Manbow

|image = Space Manbow Cover.jpg

|developer = Konami

|publisher = Konami

|producer = Hiromi Sumida
Naoki Satō

|programmer = Ritsushi Sagisaka
Toshiya Adachi

|artist = Hiroshi Makitani
Tetsurou Eguchi
Tomiharu Kinoshita

|composer = Michiru Yamane
Tsuyoshi Sekito
Yuji Takenouchi

|platforms = MSX2/MSX2+, Mobile phone

|released = MSX2/MSX2+{{vgrelease|JP|December 21, 1989}} Mobile phone{{vgrelease|JP|September 1, 2006}}

|genre = Scrolling shooter

|modes = Single-player

}}

{{nihongo foot|Space Manbow|スペースマンボウ|Supēsu Manbō||lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed and published on December 21, 1989 by Konami for the MSX2 and MSX2+ home computers. It was re-released for mobile phones on September 1, 2006; for the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console service on November 24, 2009;[http://vc.nintendolife.com/games/msx/space_manbow Space Manbow Virtual console details] on February 19, 2014, for the Wii U; and on July 28, 2015, for the Windows Store (Project EGG). It has never been released outside Japan.

Gameplay

In the game, the player pilots a starship shaped like a mambo fish.{{cite web |url=http://hardcoregaming101.net/konamishooters/konamishooters5.htm |title=Konami Shoot Em Ups: MSX Shooters |author=Kurt Kalata |date= |work=Hardcore Gaming 101 |publisher= |accessdate=November 25, 2011}} There are only two weapon types available throughout the game, which can be powered up through standard pickups. The weapons gradually lose power unless the player makes additional pickups, but the ship is helped by two stationary "options" similar to those found in the Gradius series. The "options" are able to shift so that they alternatively fire in three directions: forward, backward, and towards the top/bottom of the screen.