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Harmful Park

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Overview

Harmful Park: High-brow Gag and Pure Shooting is a 1997 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Sky Think System for the PlayStation in Japan. Set in a theme park, the game has been described as a cute 'em up and resembles Konami's Parodius games. It has become somewhat of a collector's item, and one of the rarest shooters on the PlayStation.

Harmful Park is a horizontal scrolling 2D shooting game. Enemies in the game include gorillas, inflatable dinosaurs, and a gigantic woman. The game also features exotic weapons, including jelly beans and ice cream. The game has six stages in total. There are four kinds of shots that the player's ship can fire, each with its own strengths and weaknesses.

The game is set in a theme park, after a scientist named Dr. Tequila makes the rides and machines of the park go berserk. Another scientist orders her daughters to reclaim the park, using flying machines. The park has now been converted into a fortified base.

Harmful Park was developed by Japanese game developer Sky Think System, and it was the final game they developed. The developer intended the game to have comedic elements, and to be enjoyable for a wide variety of gamers of all ages and genders.

The game was released in Japan on February 14, 1997, and re-released in 2012 for the PlayStation Network again only in Japan.

Multiple reviewers noted the similarities between Harmful Park, and the Parodius series and described the game as a "cute em up".