The Dimensional Stone, which is required to maintain balance in the world of starship pilot Mark was stolen. The king finds a hero to retrieve the stone; using the "Fuzzical Fighter" to transport the player's character into enemy territory. Towns are visited in-between stages to provide the player with weapons and artificats that are bought with the in-game gold currency. Players can choose to backtrack to either to previous stage while staying at the inn or to a stage that he has not yet explored. They also have access to three different kinds of healing spells: Riken (minor healing), Rikento (normal healing) and Rikentaru (major healing). Despite being a mechanical object and not a creature, the Fuzzical Fighter has magic points that can be replenished while in the towns. The Fuzzy Fighter itself resembles a spaceship with a mechanical tail at the end.
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The WakdHacks homepage describes Fuzzical Fighter as an RPG/Action game mix. That’s completely wrong, but it shouldn’t hinder your enjoyment of the game. You can think of it as a side-scrolling shooter with RPG elements. As you fly around shooting stuff, you get money, which can be used between stages. You can buy new weapons or shields or engines, or you can heal yourself, or even warp to another stage if you so choose. The formula works wonderfully in this case, and while it’s not a completely new concept nowadays (Tyrian’s one of my favorite PC games (too bad it won’t work on my computer anymore)), I’m sure that it seemed quite cool at the time, and it’s still great fun to play.
(editor's note: this review was written around 2000, the game came out in 1991, I am reposting it here in 2023, it has been over twice as long as the review and the game coming out for me to repost it here)