Unfortunately, it doesn't. Or at least it doesn't do so fully. Instead, it does so in fits and spurts.
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Its first few pages are a perfect reflection of that. Although the spread seen below features three really nice illustrations, the rest of the acreage on hand is mostly white space and black text.
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That's less true when it comes to the spreads that follow, but even then it'd be hard to argue that there's a whole lot more black and white on those pages than there are colorful pieces of art.
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At least the pieces of art that are there are easy on the eyes. Granted, I've rarely come across a drawing of a collectable in-game item I didn't like, so maybe I'm alone in finding them appealing.
(Speaking of game items, my friend, Jess, recently published a great blog post about Capcom's long history of silly, strange and intriguing power-ups. I'd definitely recommend reading it if you find such things interesting.)
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I also really like the enemy depictions that are showcased in the scan above. The only thing I don't like about them is there are only 11 of them.
Oh, well, at we got those 11, right?
See also: previous 'Manual Stimulation' posts about Don Doko Don, Parasol Stars and Parodius Da!
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