Sin & Punishment

Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Earth
Developer	Treasure
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Nintendo 64 Virtual Console
Release Date	Nintendo 64 JP November 21, 2000 CH 2004 Virtual Console JP September 20, 2007 PAL September 28, 2007 US October 1, 2007
Rating	ESRB: T

Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Earth was a rail shooter for the Nintendo 64. Despite originally being published only in Japan and China, the game featured English voice-acting.

Story

The year is 2007. The population has grown too large and food is scarce. A new species called Ruffians were created to solve this problem, but they turned violent and caused havoc across Japan. An American group called the Armed Volunteers is charged with solving the problem, but move to take over the country.

Amidst this chaos, a girl named Achi is helping individuals on both sides. Her blood has a strange effect on people because she isn't of this world.

Gameplay

The game is essentially a rail-shooter. The action automatically moves forward and the player is in charge of aiming, shooting, and dodging attacks. The player can switch between Manual and Lock-On Targeting. Lock-On Mode makes targeting easy, but your shots do less damage. Players have a limited amount of time to get through the game. If the timer runs out, the player slowly lose life.

Multiplayer mode involves two players controlling one character. The first character controls the players movements while the second aims and shoots.

Legacy

Saki Amamiya appears as a assist trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Ports and Remakes

• In 2007 it was released for download over the Wii's Virtual Console. This is the first format in which it was available in America, Europe and Australia.

Sequels

• It was later followed by Sin & Punishment: Star Successor for the Nintendo Wii.