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231 games like Exerion · 1979 – 2018

  • Why 89Form.86World.54Curated.69Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Hudson Soft · Game Boy Advance, MSX, NES +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    Star Soldier is a 1986 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo Entertainment System and MSX. It is the first game in the Star Soldier series. The player pilots the starship "Caesar", t

    55 rating9 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 88Form.96World.28Curated.64Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Koei Tecmo Holdings · Arcade, Game Boy Advance, MSX +6

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    In the game, the player pilots a starship called the Final Star, while shooting various enemies and destroying enemy structures for points. Unlike later vertical scrolling shooters, like Toaplan's Twin Cobra, the Final Star had only two le

    57 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • Why 87Form.54World.26Curated.86Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Namco · Arcade, Mobile, Switch +2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    Phelios is a vertical scrolling shooter video game released for the Namco System 2 arcade platform in Japan by Namco.

    5 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 85Form.71World.25Curated.72Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Gynoug

    1991

    Nippon Computer Systems · Switch, Sega Genesis, Wii

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionSide view

    Gynoug, known in North America as Wings of Wor, is a 1991 scrolling shooter video game developed by Masaya and published by NCS Corporation for the Sega Genesis. The game was released in North America and Europe in 1991 and in Japan on Janu

    68 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Timed SNK exclusiveWhy 85Form.63World.25Curated.77Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Browser, Linux, Neo Geo +4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionFighting

    Horizontal shooter released for the Neo Geo CD.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 85Form.80World.25Curated.65Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Konami · Famicom Disk System, Family Computer Disk System, NES +2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    Stinger is a shoot-em-up developed by Konami. It is the North American version of the sequel to Twinbee.

    64 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 84Form.48World.25Curated.83Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Capcom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +12

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Forgotten Worlds can be played by up to two players simultaneously. The player controls a flying muscle-bound soldier armed with a rifle with unlimited ammo. The Player 1 character is equipped with a long-range automatic rifle, while Player

    70 rating8 listsOften paired

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 80Form.77World.25Curated.54Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Data East · Arcade, Atari 7800

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    The game of Astro Fighter consists of 4 waves and a refueling stage, which are then repeated with increasingly higher difficulty. The player's task is to eliminate the four successive waves of different types of attacking craft, while avoid

    70 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Timed Atari exclusiveWhy 80Form.47World.25Curated.74Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Pooyan

    1982

    Konami · Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600 +11

    ActionArcadeShooterShoot 'em upPuzzle

    Pooyan is a classic arcade game manufactured by Stern Electronics under license from Konami in 1982. In it, the player controls "Mama", a pig whose babies have been kidnapped by a group of wolves.

    64 rating9 listsOften paired

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  • Why 76Form.65World.25Curated.54Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Success Corporation · Switch, PS4, Windows

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upVertical scrollingAction

    Psyvariar Delta is a classic shooter known for the Buzz System, where players level up by grazing enemy fire and chaining Buzz. Also included in this version are 2 HD remakes of the arcade classic Psyvariar Medium Unit and Psyvariar Revisio

    88 rating2 lists0 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed Atari exclusiveWhy 76Form.50World.74Curated.54Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Xevios

    1982

    Namco · Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade +18

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    It's a nightmare, but it's true! Research shows that we are the actual aliens on Earth, and the ruthless Xevions are the original inhabitants. Now the Xevions want Earth back -- minus humans! Their invasion forces are fierce -- the land is

    57 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 70Form.50World.25Curated.51Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Nichibutsu · Arcade, NES, Switch +2

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upScience fictionRacing

    The player rides a motorcycle-like craft, bumping other riders, collecting 'power' modules and shooting blue coins.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 69Form.74World.13Curated.36Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Bits Laboratory · MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS +2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    King's Knight is a fantasy-themed top-down shooter where four heroes have to unite to defeat a dragon and rescue a princess in despair. It was one of the first games published by Square Soft (now one-half of Square Enix). King's Knight is a

    51 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 68Form.64World.79Curated.27Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Namco Limited · Arcade, NES, Switch +1

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upVertical scrollingAction

    The gameplay is very much like that of the original Xevious except this time it is a little more difficult. Several new enemies have also been introduced (including a silver Galaxian flagship, a rare silver Galaga "scorpion" ship, two jet p

    41 rating2 lists

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 66Form.74World.25Curated.29Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    G.rev · Arcade, PS3, Xbox 360

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionThird person

    Save the Underworld! Mamoru wakes up in a strange land with people he’s never seen before after what seemed to be an accident. A girl named Fururu informs him that this is the Underworld, and that it needs the help of everyone there to stop

    55 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 65Form.63World.13Curated.36Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Square · MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS +2

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upVertical scrollingAction

    King's Knight is a fantasy-themed top-down shooter where four heroes have to unite to defeat a dragon and rescue a princess in despair. It was one of the first games published by Square Soft (now one-half of Square Enix). King's Knight is a

    51 rating5 lists

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 63Form.94World.25Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    SNK · Arcade, PS4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    Chopper I is a 1988 arcade hall video game, developed by SNK. The objective of this top-down game is to infiltrate enemy territory and essentially destroy all objects. The game can be played with 1 or 2 players; both players, each occupyin

    68 rating3 lists

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  • Why 63Form.73World.80Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Described alike

    Zarzon

    1981

    SNK · Arcade

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Zarzon is a 1981 shoot 'em up arcade video game, inspired by gameplay from Space Invaders.

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  • Why 62Form.60World.25Curated.29Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Seibu Kaihatsu · Arcade, Master System, Switch +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionCrime

    Armed only with your trusty Tommy gun, you must exterminate all the main gangster families in order to reach the main kingpin so you can save your girl. Beware, they are waiting for you and will not go down without putting up a fight in thi

    3 lists

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  • Why 62Form.11World.25Curated.64Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Winning Entertainment Group · Switch, PS4, SNES +3

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionThird person

    Released in 1994, Wild Guns is a shooting gallery video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, developed by Natsume. Its setting is a unique blend of the Wild West, steampunk, and science fiction. The narrative revolves around An

    82 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 62Form.71World.66Curated.13Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Triangle Service · Arcade, PS2, R3000 +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    A space shooter with vertically scrolling stages. Based on the arcade version.

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 61Form.74World.28Curated.19Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    Basic Sega shoot-em-up in which you must guide your ship through three zones while avoiding hazards. Your only weapon are bullets as your only defense, but if you shoot the flashing red pieces on the terrain, chances are that a green ship w

    2 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 60Form.74World.30Curated.18Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Capcom · Arcade, NES, Windows +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    This was Capcom's first arcade game. The player controls a spaceship with a single objective: destroy incoming enemies. The vessel has two different weapons: a primary weapon with infinite ammunition and a limited supply of bombs. By pickin

    1 list

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  • Why 59Form.55World.65Curated.18Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Argus

    1986

    NMK · Arcade, NES, Switch +1

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingScience fiction

    A vertical scrolling shoot 'em up. Fire guns and drop bombs on the enemies in this deep space battle. Pickup assorted power-ups. The screen also scrolls left and right if your ship nears the edges of the screen.

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 59Form.59World.25Curated.27Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Sega Genesis, Wii

    Shoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingScience fictionScience

    M.U.S.H.A. is a Sega Genesis vertical-scrolling shooter from Compile and Seismic originally released in 1990 and later re-released on the Nintendo Virtual Console in 2009. The game is known for its rarity and its ability to fetch high price

    78 rating1 list

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 58Form.73World.13Curated.18Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    APh Technological Consulting · Atari 2600, Intellivision

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionWarfare

    You are on a dangerous tank mission. To reach and destroy your assigned target, you must maneuver through a field filled with enemy mines. Although these are hidden, the mine detection equipment in your tank warns you of their presence by p

    55 rating1 list

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  • Why 58Form.73World.25Curated.16Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Atari ST, Atari ST/STE, Commodore 64 +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    Hades Nebula is a futuristic vertical scrolling shooter set in the year 2124. As humanity searches for new habitable planets due to dwindling energy reserves, players pilot a small spacecraft on a mission to thwart the villainous Emperor Ha

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 58Form.73World.35Curated.14Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    UPL · Arcade, Switch

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionSide view

    Omega Fighter is a vertical scrolling shooter developed for the arcades by UPL in 1989. While similar to most shooters, Omega Fighter was unique in its gameplay, level and enemy focus: rather than flying over multiple levels, the player fac

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  • Why 58Form.64World.93Curated.08Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Described alike

    Xenon

    1988

    The Bitmap Brothers · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +7

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    Xenon is a 1988 vertical scrolling shooter computer game, developed by The Bitmap Brothers and published by Melbourne House which was then owned by Mastertronic. Xenon was followed in 1989 by Xenon 2: Megablast. The player assumes the role

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  • Why 57Form.71World.13Curated.17Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Sunsoft · Arcade, Game Gear, MSX +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionFantasy

    Originally titled "Fantasy Zone Gear: Opa Opa Jr. no Bōken", this game is technically a sequel to the first Fantasy Zone, but got released under the same name outside of Japan. Like the other Fantasy Zone titles, this is a side-scrolling s

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 57Form.66World.25Curated.17Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Toaplan · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    "Grind Stormer" is a 1993 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game originally developed and published by Toaplan in Japan and North America. It is considered to be the spiritual successor to Slap Fight. Based around a video game withi

    59 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 57Form.80World.25Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    SETA Corporation · Arcade, NES, Nintendo Switch 2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    A nuclear powerplant has fallen into the hands of terrorists and you pilot a motorcyle equipped with machine guns that can be improved along the way. Make your way through difficult terrain and battle against loads of terrorists on foot, in

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 56Form.93World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Technosoft · Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    Gyra has usurped the throne, and his minions are pillaging and plundering throughout the countryside. The kingdom is doomed unless someone can stop this madness and restore order to the land. You are the ELEMENTAL MASTER, and you're the onl

    60 rating1 list

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  • Why 56Form.72World.39Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Microdeal · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    A vertically scrolling shoot'em up designed by Steve Bak.

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  • Why 56Form.50World.25Curated.29Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Data East · Arcade, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    ActionArcadeShooterShoot 'em upBird view / Isometric

    The players assume the role of an alien-humanoid space pilot who has been exiled from their home galaxy for committing an unlearned crime. The only way the player character can return is to restore their honor; the only way to do so is to i

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  • Why 56Form.76World.28Curated.11Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    Sonic Boom is an arcade game shoot 'em up with a vertically-scrolling perspective in which the player is a US pilot, armed with the super-powerful Sonic Boom aircraft. Players must face six levels of cannon-fodder enemies in order to preven

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 55Form.62World.28Curated.18Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ActionArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrolling

    Blade Eagle 3-D is a vertical shoot-em-up which has no story involved. You just have to shoot your way on three planets (you have to travel through space first), blasting as many enemies as possible. Along the way, there are several bosses

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 55Form.56World.25Curated.24Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Arcade, Atari 2600, ColecoVision +2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionRabbit

    The goal of the game is to shoot at targets, while carefully avoiding running out of bullets. Three rows of targets scroll across the screen in alternating directions; these include rabbits, ducks, owls, and bonus items. If a duck target cr

    61 rating3 lists

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 55Form.56World.25Curated.20Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Taito · Arcade, Game Boy, Master System +6

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionShmup

    Darius II is a 1989 arcade video game developed by Taito. It is the direct sequel to the 1987 Darius. It was later released as Sagaia in Japan in 1991 for the Game Boy as well as non-Japanese ports. A remake was released for the PC Engine S

    70 rating8 lists

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  • Why 54Form.45World.25Curated.29Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Mattel Electronics · Intellivision

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionRetro

    Buzz Bombers is an arcade action game similar to Centipede. You control a can of bug spray at the bottom of the screen, and you need to defend yourself from the swarms of incoming bees. The bees start at the top of the screen, and fly their

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  • Why 54Form.71World.25Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Apple II

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    The player controls a small craft, navigating it through a series of winding caverns and tunnels while shooting or avoiding obstacles. The caverns scroll from the bottom of the screen to the top at a fixed speed, so the player must always m

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  • Why 54Form.72World.25Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Fly a helicopter into hostile territory to rescue hostages and make some money on the side. The places the player can choose to fly into are Guatemara (Engrish for Guatemala), Cuba, and Panama. Missions are broken down into three different

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  • Why 54Form.71World.25Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Graeme Devine · ZX Spectrum

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Firebirds is based on the the arcade game Phoenix. Your goal is to repel an invasion of an alien species related to birds. You command an armed spaceship which you can manoeuvre with right and left directions. In each level you have to dest

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 54Form.82World.43Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Tokai Communications · SNES

    ShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingScience fiction

    A vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up by Vic Tokai for the Super Nintendo. It is known as Kidou Soukou Dion in Japan.

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  • Why 54Form.71World.25Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Oids

    1987

    FTL Games · Atari ST, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Rescue the OIDS from the Fiendish Biocretes who are turning them into vending machines and household appliances! Fuel your ship, charge your shields, and blast off to adventure as you challenge planetoid after planetoid of devious gravity t

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 54Form.69World.25Curated.13Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Game Boy Color

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    When a vicious crew of aliens decides to hone in on Earth and do some damage, you're the planet's only hope for salvation. You'd better be in top form as you command a killer spacecraft out into orbit in hopes of rescuing humanity from unth

    1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 54Form.69World.83Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Described alike

    Scion

    1984

    Seibu Kaihatsu · Arcade, MSX, Nintendo Switch 2

    ArcadeShooterVertical scrollingActionScience fiction

    Scion is a vertical scrolling shooter. Players have to shoot the alien space ships while destroying the ground structures. In order to continue on to the next scene, the ground structures need to be completely destroyed

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  • Why 53Form.65World.43Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    UPL · Arcade, Switch, PS4 +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Bio-ship Paladin is a 1990 horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game. It was later ported to the Sega Mega Drive. While the game is essentially a standard horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up, it has an innovation that makes it unique

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