Cho Aniki Zero

Cho Aniki Zero (零・超兄貴, Zero Chō Aniki, lit. "Zero Super Big Brother") is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up, the latest console game in the Cho Aniki series. It was published in Japan by GungHo Works on 19 March 2009 for the PlayStation Portable. The game was published in North America by Aksys Games on 25 March 2010 as a digital download exclusive for the PSP, with the full title of Cho Aniki Zero: Muscle Brothers. This makes it the second Cho Aniki title to be released in North America, following the Virtual Console port of the original game. It is the first Cho Aniki title developed by extreme Co., Ltd., who had obtained the rights of original developers NCS Corp. and Masaya products. The graphics followed the 3D appearance of the PS2 game.

Cho Aniki Zero
Japanese box art
Developer(s)	extreme Co., Ltd.
Publisher(s)	JP: GungHo Works, Inc. NA: Aksys Games
Composer(s)	Kouji Hayama
Series	Cho Aniki
Platform(s)	PlayStation Portable, Android
Release	JP: March 19, 2009 NA: March 25, 2010
Genre(s)	Horizontal scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single player

A limited edition was released in Japan, which includes a soundtrack CD. Also released was a demo that included the first stage of the game.

Gameplay

Fighters

• Idaten
• Benten
• Shoten

Option characters

• Adon
• Samson
• Mika & Eru

Items

• Protein: Increases shot power (max 5)
• Bomb Bomb Protein: Increases bomb stock

Control

During the Men's beam firing sequence, the player can choose their beam level during countdown.

The cut-in bomb attacks all on-screen enemies, and destroys all enemy bullets.

External links

• Cho Aniki Zero Official website for North America
• Famitsu Zero Choaniki preview
• The most masculine shooting game ever! Free demo of “ZERO: Cho-Aniki” released
• 2D-X Cho Aniki review