For this month's "Maps Of The Month" featurette, I wish to draw your attention to George s's Lady Stalker: The Apocalypse Engine (J) (Super NES) maps.
Behold! The apocalypse is nigh! Lady, a mischievous young woman, travels the world looking for adventure. Followed by her gardener Yoshio and her chef Cox, she seeks out Deathland Island in search of treasure. But what about the titular Apocalypse Engine, a rumoured ancient device that supposedly transforms monsters into larger and more fearsome creatures?
Also known as "Lady Stalker: Challenge From The Past", The Apocalypse Engine is the sequel to the Genesis game, Landstalker: The Treasures Of King Nole, which George s also mapped, and was featured in the Maps Of The Month featurette last April! Like the console libraries they belong to, this Super Famicom sequel is more RPG-like (with random battles) than its Genesis predecessor. But both games are isometric, which make great-looking maps - and incredibly useful, as it's easy to get lost when you deal with three dimensions instead of the usual two! You'll travel across typical idyllic grassy landscapes, to labyrinthine mines and towers. But there are of course some interesting and unique areas too, like when you shrink and fight atop a monster's body while he's taking a nap!
So to recognize the effort put into taking on this Japanese-only "Challenge From The Past", George s's Lady Stalker: The Apocalypse Engine (J) (Super NES) maps will be known as VGMaps.com's Maps Of The Month for May 2016.
