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245 games like Guwange · 1982 – 2026

  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 73Form.28World.13Curated.76Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Capcom · Arcade, PC Engine SuperGrafx, TurboGrafx-16

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBullet hellBoss fight

    The year: 1941. The place: 20,000 feet in the air over the North Atlantic. Lightning flashes across the skies of war-torn Europe. Your mission: beat back the imperial forces before they can use their new weapon! In 1941: Counter Attack, th

    64 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 73Form.28World.00Curated.77Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Adventure Planning Service · Switch, Windows

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upBullet hellBoss fight

    Crimzon Clover: World Ignition is a fast-paced, top-down bullet-hell shooter where players command one of three unique ships through relentless waves of enemy fire. The game expands on the original with multiple play modes: Boost (adaptive

    89 rating2 lists1 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 61Form.20World.04Curated.61Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Treasure · Android, Arcade, Dreamcast +5

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBullet hellBoss fight

    In this vertical scrolling spaceship shooter, you control a ship that can change its polarity at will. As blue/white, the ship can easily destroy red/black enemies, and vice versa. Bullets of your polarity can be collected to fuel your ener

    89 rating13 lists1.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 50Form.28World.71Curated.25Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Takumi Corporation · Arcade, Dreamcast

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBullet hellBoss fight

    Vertically scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Takumi Corporation and published by Capcom on their CPS-2 arcade system board and ported later that year to the Dreamcast console.

    62 rating2 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 45Form.38World.18Curated.21Lists.00Arcade · Bullet hell

    Toaplan · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    ArcadeBullet hellShooterShoot 'em upBoss fight

    Batsugun is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by the now-defunct Japanese game developer Toaplan. The title translates to "exceptional" or "extraordinary". It was the final game created before Toaplan's dissolution, an

    76 rating2 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 43Form.36World.00Curated.24Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Takumi Corporation · Arcade, Dreamcast

    ShooterShoot 'em upBullet hellBoss fightVertical scrolling

    A prediction is that before human civilization, there was once an advanced civilization on Mars. A sorceress destroyed the civilization and everything that was remembered of it, except a chip called "INFINITY". In 2100, millions of people w

    1 list

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  • Why 40Form.40World.00Curated.15Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Success Corporation · Switch, PS4, Windows

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upBullet hellVertical scrolling

    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 story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 37Form.39World.00Curated.11Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Arcade, Switch

    ShooterShoot 'em upShared screenBoss fightVertical scrolling

    Cybattler is a up-scrolling shoot 'em up game where you take control of the mecha CYX-0017 BLANCHE that can shoot and slash with its plasma sword in all direction in a space themed environment. As you make progress you have to fight of vari

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  • Why 37Form.28World.11Curated.17Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Treasure · Arcade, Switch, Sega Saturn +2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBullet hellBoss fight

    Unlike in most other shoot 'em ups, there are no power-ups. All weapons are available from the start. Weapons can 'level up', however, becoming more powerful as the player uses them to score points. There are a selection of 7 weapons that c

    81 rating9 lists3.5 h main story

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 35Form.41World.33Curated.00Lists.00Bullet hell · Shooter

    Eighting · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    Bullet hellShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingBird view / Isometric

    Battle Garegga is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up arcade game. The storyline takes place in a sort of diesel punk versions of the 1940s. Main heroes are brothers Brian and Jason — the sons of genius designer who want to destroy the evil

    69 rating1 list

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  • Why 34Form.24World.17Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Capcom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +3

    Shoot 'em upShooterBoss fightVertical scrollingBird view / Isometric

    A vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up with a land-based vehicle. Players need to take down enemies while avoiding pits and the walls of the course, though they are also capable of leaping over obstacles.

    4 lists

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  • Why 34Form.27World.69Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Alfa System · Arcade, Switch, PS2 +4

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upShared screenBird view / Isometric

    Castle of Shikigami is a dark, supernatural shoot-'em-up classic. Choose one of six characters and utilize their unique abilities to defeat the demons infesting modern-day Tokyo in this vertically scrolling shooting game. Use each character

    68 rating1 list0.5 h main story

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  • Timed Atari exclusiveWhy 34Form.12World.13Curated.22Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Konami · Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari ST +5

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBoss fightVertical scrolling

    Time Pilot is a multi-directional scrolling shooter and free-roaming aerial combat arcade game designed by Yoshiki Okamoto, released by Konami in 1982, and distributed in the United States by Centuri. Debuting in the golden age of video arc

    65 rating1 list

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  • Why 33Form.24World.38Curated.07Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Raiden

    1991

    Seibu Kaihatsu · Arcade, Atari Falcon, Atari Jaguar +13

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingBird view / Isometric

    Raiden consists of eight vertical scrolling missions where the player maneuvers the Raiden craft dodging and destroying enemy robots, buildings, ground targets, and aircraft. There are bombs and missile powerups as well as collectable medal

    78 rating9 lists1 h main story

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  • Why 32Form.22World.00Curated.15Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Xenon

    1988

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

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBoss fightVertical scrolling

    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

    75 rating3 lists

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  • Why 32Form.27World.00Curated.12Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    The Assembly Line · Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari ST +6

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upBoss fightVertical scrolling

    No-one likes a and loser. And no-one comes more universally despised than Xenites. For a thousand years they have been plotting revenge for their humiliating defeat in the last Galactic Conflict. Now the very fabric of time is in danger. Th

    75 rating2 lists

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  • Why 31Form.21World.00Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell

    X-Troll · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE

    Shoot 'em upShooterBullet hellBoss fightVertical scrolling

    Lethal Xcess is a shoot 'em up game developed by two members of demo crew X-Troll and published by Eclipse Software in 1991 for the Atari ST and Amiga. It is a sequel to 1990's Wings of Death, in which its wizard hero goes into far future t

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 31Form.23World.00Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterBoss fightVertical scrollingTank

    Vapor Trail is a shoot-'em-up that features 2 players controlling the jet fighters simultaneously for battle across numerous levels.

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  • Why 30Form.28World.34Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Konami · Arcade, PS4, Xbox Series

    ShooterArcadeMedievalShoot 'em upHistorical

    A vertical shoot-em-up. Protect the castle by moving a bowman horizontally across the bottom of the screen, shooting upwards at the assorted fantasy warriors who are advancing in waves. The game includes boss waves and has nice music.

    2 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 30Form.24World.00Curated.09Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Athena · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ShooterShoot 'em upShared screenBird view / IsometricShmup

    Dezaemon Kids! is a title in the Dezaemon series that allows players to create their own shoot-'em-up games. The players can design levels and enemies by themselves or choose from a number of presets, as well as compose musical themes for t

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 30Form.20World.00Curated.12Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Taito · Android, Arcade, PlayStation +6

    ShooterShoot 'em upShared screenBoss fightVertical scrolling

    RayStorm is a scrolling shooter set hundreds of years in the future, and was one of the launch titles for the Sony PlayStation. RayStorm consists of eight stages where players must pilot their "R-Gray" spaceships shooting down anything that

    70 rating7 lists

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  • Why 30Form.23World.22Curated.06Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Video System · Android, Arcade, Nintendo Switch 2 +4

    ShooterShoot 'em upShared screenBird view / IsometricShmup

    Sonic Wings Special is a 1996 vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up that combines the features in Sonic Wings, Sonic Wings 2, and Sonic Wings 3. It was ported to arcade as Sonic Wings Limited. The home console version adds new characters and en

    72 rating6 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 30Form.26World.00Curated.09Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Compile · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upShared screenBird view / Isometric

    Zanac X Zanac is a shoot'em up game released by Compile to commemorate the 15th anniversairy of the original game. This title includes two games - a reimagination of the original game, called Zanac Neo and 3 different versions of the NES po

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 29Form.15World.67Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Dodge Roll · Android, Linux, Switch +6

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upBullet hellBoss fight

    Enter the Gungeon is a top-down bullet hell roguelike where players take control of one of several characters known as Gungeoneers and fight their way through the procedurally generated floors of the Gungeon. Combat revolves around shooting

    79 rating9 lists

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 29Form.14World.67Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Dodge Roll · Android, Linux, Switch +7

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBullet hellBoss fight

    Enter the Gungeon is a top-down bullet hell roguelike where players take control of one of several characters known as Gungeoneers and fight their way through the procedurally generated floors of the Gungeon. Combat revolves around shooting

    79 rating2 lists23 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 29Form.31World.13Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Square · MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS +2

    ShooterArcadeMedievalShoot 'em upVertical scrolling

    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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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 29Form.14World.69Curated.00Lists.00Shared screen

    Sega Genesis

    Shared screenHistoricalBeat 'em upFightingBrawler

    A kabuki warrior steps into a time portal to go back to the Shogun dynasty to defeat the evil lord Kabuki. The game is basically a side-scrolling beat-em up game, with the player controlling the kabuki warrior. The player can deliver kicks

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 29Form.20World.00Curated.11Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Taito · Android, Arcade, PlayStation +5

    Shoot 'em upShooterShared screenBoss fightVertical scrolling

    RayStorm is a scrolling shooter set hundreds of years in the future, and was one of the launch titles for the Sony PlayStation. RayStorm consists of eight stages where players must pilot their "R-Gray" spaceships shooting down anything that

    70 rating1 list

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 29Form.36World.00Curated.00Lists1.00Ninja · Shooter · Also in Ninja games

    Compile · Sega CD

    NinjaShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingBird view / Isometric

    Pilot your massive mecha Aleste in the name of the Oda clan and seek revenge against the evil Chugoku Army for their atrocities! Robo Aleste is another title in the Aleste series by famed shoot-'em-up developer Compile where players must co

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 28Form.33World.00Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Toaplan · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBullet hellBoss fight

    "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

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 28Form.29World.13Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

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

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterMedievalVertical scrolling

    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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  • Why 28Form.14World.60Curated.00Lists.78Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    Kaneko · Arcade

    NinjaFightingMartial artsSide view

    Shogun Warriors plays similarly to some other 2D versus fighting games during its release, which the player's character fights against his or her opponent in best two-out-of-three matches in a single player tournament mode with the computer

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  • Why 27Form.30World.00Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Bullet hell

    Llamasoft · Atari 2600, Switch, PS4 +5

    ArcadeBullet hellShoot 'em upShooterTop-down shooter

    Akka Arrh is a previously unreleased prototype game created 1982 for the arcade. It saw it's first release in 2022 as part of the the Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.

    80 rating4 lists2.5 h main story

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 27Form.20World.31Curated.00Lists.00Demon

    Genki · PS2

    HistoricalDemonBeat 'em upFightingFantasy

    It is set in feudal Japan in the 16th century and revolves around a priestess who has been given eternal youth until she exterminates all the demons. She has been given charge of a mystical beast from the gods, Inugami, which is controlled

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 27Form.22World.29Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Psikyo · Android, Arcade, Dreamcast +5

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upBullet hellVertical scrolling

    Seven warriors are challenged to head on a quest to find three powerful elements of Sun, Moon and Stars. Whoever brings the elements to the Potion God will be rewarded the legendary Almighty Potion and all its magical powers.[3] Through ga

    75 rating2 lists

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 27Form.22World.29Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Psikyo · Android, Arcade, Dreamcast +6

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upBullet hellVertical scrolling

    Seven warriors are challenged to head on a quest to find three powerful elements of Sun, Moon and Stars. Whoever brings the elements to the Potion God will be rewarded the legendary Almighty Potion and all its magical powers.[3] Through ga

    75 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 27Form.29World.00Curated.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 27Form.29World.00Curated.00Lists.00Bullet hell · Shooter

    PS5, Windows, Xbox Series

    Bullet hellShooterAction-adventureAdventureFirst-person shooter

    Luna Abyss is a single player story driven action-adventure with fluid platforming and bullet hell combat. Follow the journey of Fawkes, a prisoner of Luna caught between a cryptic prophecy and their prison sentence.

    81 rating1 list

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  • Why 27Form.11World.57Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Demon

    Bungie · macOS

    ShooterDemonHorrorAdventureFirst-person shooter

    A first-person shooter paired with RPG elements with a few survival elements added in. You start exploring a pyramid after getting separated from the rest of your team.

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 27Form.17World.38Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Dreamcast

    Shoot 'em upShooterBoss fightVertical scrolling2.5d

    Sturmwind is a horizontally scrolling shoot'em up with 16 levels divided into seven worlds, with each of the levels concluding with a boss fight. However, the course is varied sometimes, as several levels include vertically scrolling passag

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 26Form.26World.00Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBoss fightVertical scrolling

    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

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 26Form.09World.60Curated.00Lists.78Ninja · Shared screen · Also in Ninja games

    Bergsala Lightweight · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    NinjaShared screenHistoricalBeat 'em upFighting

    "Bushido" is the soul of Japan - an ancient honor code deeply followed by samurai warriors for centuries. Plunge into real world battles across vast 3D environments that you can run, slice and tear through. Sword matches become unbelievably

    79 rating5 listsAlso in Ninja games

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 26Form.28World.00Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    SNK · Arcade, PS4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingBird view / Isometric

    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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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 26Form.26World.00Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Bullet hell

    Infinite State Games · Switch, Windows

    ArcadeBullet hellBird view / IsometricIndieAction

    Don’t Die, Mr. Robot! DX is a remixed version of the much-loved arcade bullet-hell avoid ‘em up, completely remastered and rejuvenated for Nintendo Switch. Deep in the electro-abyss lives a little robot who loves to eat exploding fruit. He

    71 rating1 list

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 26Form.25World.00Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    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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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 26Form.26World.00Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Tose Co. · Arcade, MSX, NES +4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    Exerion is a vertical shoot 'em up released by Jaleco in 1983 and licensed to Taito for distribution in the United States. Screenshot from arcade version Exerion is a shoot 'em up game featuring parallax effects and inertia simulation, som

    63 rating7 lists

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  • Why 26Form.19World.24Curated.00Lists1.00Ninja · Also in Ninja games

    Microcabin · 3DO, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer

    NinjaRole-playingActionFantasyThird person

    Welcome to GUARDIAN WAR. This is a story about another world, another time. This was a beautiful world guarded by Goddess Erald. Darkness feared the Goddess Erald, and there was no way that Darkness could enter this beautiful world, until.

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  • Why 26Form.25World.00Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

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

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBoss fightVertical scrolling

    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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