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In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu,the four reviewers gave 6, 7, 9, and 7, for a total of 27 out of 40. In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Family Computer Magazine,it scored 18.42 out of 25, as shown below.

In addition, the special supplement "Famicom Disk Card All Catalog" in the 5/24/1991 issue of the same magazine pointed out that the game's distinguishing feature was simultaneous play for 3 players, and praised it, saying that "simultaneous play for 3 players was thought to be impossible, so it was groundbreaking."

In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu, the four reviewers gave 5, 4, 4, and 3, for a total of 16 out of 40. In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Family Computer Magazine, it scored 20.7 out of 30, as shown below.

Incidentally, the ROM cassette version of this game was Konami's last Famicom software.

Stinger was the second game in the TwinBee series, as well as the first of two TwinBee sequels released for the Famicom, followed by TwinBee 3: Poko Poko Daimaō in 1989.

Outside Japan it was released under the title Stinger.

It was originally released for the Family Computer Disk System (FDS) in Japan in 1986, and later for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in late 1987, making it one of the few games in the series to have a release outside of Japan.