is a Japan-exclusive beat 'em up video game for the Super Famicom which was released in 1994.

Background

UFO Kamen Yakisoban was the main character, played by Michael Tomioka, in a series of TV commercials for "UFO" instant yakisoba noodles produced by Nissin Foods. A feature film was released in 1994 directly to VHS video, which also featured Dave Spector as Kettler. The theme from the movie, sung by Hironobu Kageyama, was released on a CD single.

UFO Kamen Yakisoban

Video game

The video game has two versions, one with a drawing on the cover and another with pictures of the actors, changing only the end of the name of the game from one version to another. The noodle superhero wants to marry the princess, but Kettler wants her for himself. The hero wears a bowl of UFO yakisoba on his head. There are five stages to overcome until the princess can be rescued.

UFO Kamen Yakisoban

See also

Mayuko Takata

References

External links

Complete game overview at Giant Bomb

Fan review at videogameden.com

Fan review at rvgfanatic.com

Japanese review

Nissin official site (North America)

UFO Kamen Yakisoban

1994 video games

Advergames

Beat 'em ups

Den'Z games

Japan-exclusive video games

KID games

Side-scrolling video games

Superhero video games

Super Nintendo Entertainment System games

Super Nintendo Entertainment System-only games

Video games about food and drink

Video games developed in Japan