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223 games like Lethal Xcess · 1981 – 2018

  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 76Form.41World.25Curated.68Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    Capcom · Arcade, PC Engine SuperGrafx, TurboGrafx-16

    Shoot 'em upShooterBullet hellHigh scoreBoss 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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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 72Form.48World.00Curated.61Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    Takumi Corporation · Arcade, Dreamcast

    Shoot 'em upShooterBullet hellHigh scoreBoss fight

    Giga Wing 2 (ギガウイング2?) is a 2000 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Takumi and published by Capcom on Sega's NAOMI arcade system board and later ported in 2001 to the Dreamcast console. The arcade version is notable both fo

    3 listsOften paired

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 69Form.32World.25Curated.61Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell · Often paired

    Takumi Corporation · Arcade, Dreamcast

    Bullet hellShooterShoot 'em upHigh scoreBoss fight

    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 listOften paired

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  • Why 63Form.35World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell · Often paired

    CAVE · Arcade, PlayStation, PS3 +2

    Bullet hellShooterShoot 'em upHigh scoreBoss fight

    DonPachi is a 1995 vertical manic shoot-'em-up originally in arcades and was the first game from the developer Cave. Settings are mainly woodland and enemies are military vehicles and robots, culminating in the final boss, a huge robotic be

    80 rating4 listsOften paired

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  • Why 60Form.28World.25Curated.50Lists.00Science · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Rainbow Arts · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +11

    ScienceShoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreBoss fight

    Turrican is a 1990 video game programmed and designed by Manfred Trenz. It was first developed for the Commodore 64 by Rainbow Arts, but was ported to other systems later. In addition to concept design and character creation, Trenz personal

    83 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 53Form.10World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · High score · Often paired

    Sega AM2 · Arcade, Dreamcast, PS2 +2

    ShooterHigh scoreBoss fightDestructible environmentAction

    During the events of the first, the original Virtua Cops, Michael "Rage" Hardy and James "Smarty" Cools shut down the E.V.I.L Inc. criminal empire. Three of its leaders, King, Boss, and Kong are all in the maximum security federal pen. And

    72 rating6 lists1 h main storyOften paired

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 48Form.24World.25Curated.34Lists.00Science · Shooter

    Toaplan · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    Bullet hellScienceShooterShoot '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 exclusiveWhy 46Form.23World.00Curated.36Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreBoss fightAuto-scrolling levels

    Arrow Flash is a side-scrolling space shooter. The player controls a female spaceship pilot who is sent on a mission into deep space to save the Earth from an assault by an evil dragon from another galaxy. Moving vertically or horizontally,

    50 rating2 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 46Form.28World.25Curated.28Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell

    Adventure Planning Service · Switch, Windows

    ShooterShoot 'em upBullet hellHigh scoreBoss 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 story

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 45Form.30World.00Curated.30Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell

    CAVE · Arcade, PS4, Xbox One

    Bullet hellShooterShoot 'em upHigh scoreBoss fight

    Dangun Feveron is a vertical scrolling shooter game developed by Cave and published by Nihon System Inc. in 1998. The gameplay is typical of manic shooters, with numerous swarms of enemies onscreen at any given time, and bosses that shoot i

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 45Form.50World.25Curated.11Lists.00Science · Shoot 'em up

    Toaplan · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    ScienceShoot '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

    59 rating1 list

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  • Why 45Form.37World1.00Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Described alike

    Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE

    Shoot 'em upShooterUpgradeable weaponsVertical scrollingAction

    Wings of Death is a 1990 shoot 'em up video game developed by Eclipse Software and published by Thalion Software, released originally for the Atari ST and then ported for the Amiga. Its working titles were Wings of War and Spellbinder. Win

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  • Why 44Form.26World.31Curated.25Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    MS-DOS

    Shoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreVertical scrollingAuto-scrolling levels

    Overkill is a vertical scrolling shooter that was released by Epic Games and Precision Software Publishing in 1992. The game was designed and developed by Tech-Noir Productions and Ste Cork. Overkill was Epic's first vertical shooter. The g

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  • Why 43Form.25World.25Curated.25Lists.00Shooter · High score

    Video System · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +3

    ShooterShoot 'em upHigh scoreBoss fightVertical scrolling

    When enemy forces wipe out the jets of the Aero Fighters, they must scramble using heavily-modified World War II warplanes in the third installment of the comical Aero Fighters series.

    70 rating5 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 43Form.22World.25Curated.27Lists.00Shooter · Boss fight

    Taxan · Game Boy, NES

    ShooterShoot 'em upBoss fightUpgradeable weaponsVertical scrolling

    In a remote corner of the galaxy, there lives a race of super-brains known as the Burai. For thousands of years, their vast mental capabilities have been focused upon one goal: the conquest of the universe! To accomplish this, they are crea

    50 rating4 lists

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  • Why 42Form.23World.25Curated.25Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Capcom · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64 +7

    Shoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreBoss fightVertical scrolling

    Gun.Smoke is very similar to Commando, another Capcom game, but with several differences. Whereas Commando is a run and gun game, this game is a scrolling shooter in which the screen scrolls upward automatically and players only have three

    69 rating6 lists

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  • Why 42Form.40World.00Curated.18Lists.00Science · Shoot 'em up

    Treasure · Arcade, Switch, Sega Saturn +2

    ActionScienceShoot 'em upShooterBullet hell

    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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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 40Form.37World.25Curated.11Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Tecmo · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +8

    Shoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreBoss fightVertical scrolling

    Humans and aliens are living in harmony in the future, until a tabloid journalist stirs up hatred towards aliens. They respond by invading the planet, and it's down to the protagonist to clear up a situation scarily similar to reality in th

    4 lists

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  • Why 39Form.07World.00Curated.36Lists.00Shooter · High score

    Apple II, Apple IIGS, MS-DOS

    ShooterShoot 'em upHigh scoreBoss fight2D computer graphic

    Catacomb is a 2-D top-down third-person shooter created by John Carmack. It was originally created for the Apple II, and later ported to the PC. It should not be confused with The Catacomb, which is the second game in the series (originally

    2 lists

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  • Why 39Form.16World.25Curated.25Lists.00Shooter · High score

    Banpresto · Arcade

    ShooterHigh scoreVertical scrollingActionPlatformer

    The player controls a constantly bouncing car while driving through various environments including a city, pyramid, and underwater. The height of the jump and speed of a fall can be controlled with the joystick. The player can shoot various

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 39Form.40World.00Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell

    PS3

    ActionShooterBullet hellHigh scoreBoss fight

    NovaStrike is a dual-joystick arcade shooter from Tiki Games. While battling both airborne and grounded enemies, players can upgrade the Scythe fighter ship to improve its weapons and capabilities through seven levels of free-roaming play.

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 38Form.16World.27Curated.24Lists.00Shooter · High score

    Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ShooterShoot 'em upHigh scoreVertical scrollingAction

    Power Strike II is a top-down vertical shoot 'em up video game developed by Compile. It was published by Sega in 1993, only released in Europe and Brazil. This game moves from the setting of previous games to a steampunk version of the 193

    1 list

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  • Why 38Form.33World.25Curated.11Lists.00Science · Shoot 'em up

    Psikyo · Android, Arcade, Switch +8

    ScienceShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAuto-scrolling levels

    In 1945, the second world war ended. Soon, there was peace, but an organization of high-ranking military officers from all over the world form a global army known as CANY. Their mission was to conquer the world. CANY activity was found in a

    61 rating7 lists1 h main story

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 37Form.32World.25Curated.11Lists.00Science · Shoot 'em up

    Square · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ScienceShoot 'em upShooterBoss fightUpgradeable weapons

    Einhänder is a futuristic side-scrolling shooter featuring explosive visuals, pounding techno music, and simulated 3D gameplay.

    75 rating3 lists

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  • Why 37Form.30World.26Curated.12Lists.00Science · Shooter

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

    ScienceShooterShoot 'em upHigh scoreBoss fight

    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 36Form.10World.25Curated.24Lists.00Shooter · Boss fight

    Widescreen Games · PS2, Windows, Xbox

    ShooterBoss fightLinear gameplayActionThird-person shooter

    Dead to Rights II is a third-person action video game developed by Widescreen Games, published by Namco, and released in 2005. It is a prequel to Dead to Rights. A prequel to Dead to Rights II for the PlayStation Portable, titled Dead to Ri

    66 rating4 lists

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  • Timed Atari exclusiveWhy 36Form.11World.25Curated.24Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Konami · Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari ST +5

    Shoot 'em upShooterBoss fightVertical scrollingAction

    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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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 36Form.27World.25Curated.12Lists.00Science · Shooter

    Hudson Soft · NES

    ScienceShooterHigh scoreVertical scrollingAction

    Your ship is equipped with both a standard laser and an independently fired ground weapon, which you must coordinate to defeat ground and aerial enemies. A shield bar keeps track of your damage and you can replenish it by defeating certain

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  • Why 36Form.30World.25Curated.11Lists.00Science · Shoot 'em up

    Xenon

    1988

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

    ScienceShoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreBoss fight

    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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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 35Form.26World.25Curated.11Lists.00Science · Shooter

    Eighting · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    Bullet hellScienceShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrolling

    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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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 35Form.24World.25Curated.12Lists.00Science · Shoot 'em up

    HAL Laboratory · SNES

    ScienceShoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreBoss fight

    Hyper Zone plays like a cross between a racing game and shooter. The object of the game is to navigate each level while shooting enemies and earning points, until finally an encounter with a boss ends each level. After enough points are acq

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  • Why 35Form.33World.25Curated.06Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Treasure · Android, Arcade, Dreamcast +5

    Shoot 'em upShooterBullet hellHigh scoreBoss 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 story

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  • Why 35Form.06World.25Curated.25Lists.00High score · Boss fight

    Software Dynamics · Windows

    ActionHigh scoreBoss fightStrategyUfo

    Operation: Inner Space is an action game developed in 1992 and published in 1994 by Software Dynamics for Windows. The player's mission is to enter the computer (represented by "Inner Space") in a spaceship and recover the icons and resourc

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 35Form.07World.25Curated.24Lists.00Shooter · High score

    Konami · PS2

    ShooterHigh scoreBoss fightActionLight-gun shooter

    Silent Scope 3 contains an original story mode with numerous new areas created exclusively for the PlayStation2. As an added bonus, all 14 missions from the smash-hit arcade game Silent Scope EX are also included. In a Silent Scope series f

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 34Form.22World.25Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · High score

    Hudson Soft · NES

    ShooterShoot 'em upHigh scoreVertical scrollingLinear gameplay

    Adventures of Dino Riki is an overhead shooter created by Hudson Soft, similar to games like 1943: The Battle of Midway, where the object is to dodge on-screen enemies. Dino Riki can jump or shoot weapons (rocks, axes, boomerangs, and torch

    58 rating1 list

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  • Why 34Form.10World.25Curated.21Lists.00Shooter · Boss fight

    PS2, Windows, Xbox

    ActionShooterBoss fightLinear gameplayThird-person shooter

    Dead to Rights II is a third-person action video game developed by Widescreen Games, published by Namco, and released in 2005. It is a prequel to Dead to Rights. A prequel to Dead to Rights II for the PlayStation Portable, titled Dead to Ri

    66 rating1 list

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  • Why 34Form.33World.25Curated.05Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell

    Success Corporation · Switch, PS4, Windows

    ShooterShoot 'em upBullet hellVertical 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 story

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 34Form.25World.25Curated.11Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    Shoot 'em upShooterBoss fightAuto-scrolling levelsAction

    A shoot-'em-up that was originally released in Japan under the Simple 1500 Series Banner and later released in the US as a budget title by A1 Games through Agetec.

    3 lists

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  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 34Form.26World.00Curated.15Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    TurboGrafx-16, MSX

    Shoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreVertical scrollingShmup

    A vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up in the Xevious franchise. Adds bosses, power-ups and a story to the Xevious model.

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  • Why 34Form.24World.25Curated.11Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Zybex

    1989

    Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterBoss fightAuto-scrolling levelsAction

    A horizontally scrolling 'always firing' shoot 'em up game with an emphasis on power ups and notable for the fire button only being used to change weapon. The player takes the role of one of two convicts; Rinser and Cassalana, escaping

    1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 33Form.33World.00Curated.09Lists.00Science · Shoot 'em up

    Abadox

    1988

    Winning Entertainment Group · NES

    ScienceShoot 'em upShooterBoss fightUpgradeable weapons

    Abadox is a video game for the NES, subtitled The Deadly Inner War. It is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up in the vein of Gradius and R-Type. The game is notable for its unique visual design, as the game takes place inside the intestinal tract

    60 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 33Form.25World.25Curated.09Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    M2 · Wii

    Shoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreBoss fightUpgradeable weapons

    Blast your way through levels filled with alien spaceships and otherworldly creatures in this retro side-scrolling shooter. Pick your weapons carefully and upgrade them to create a devastating arsenal of space-aged weapons that will aid you

    80 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 33Form.21World.25Curated.12Lists.00Boss fight · Vertical scrolling

    Thin Chen Enterprise · NES

    ActionShoot 'em upBoss fightVertical scrollingHelicopter

    Searing gunfire inflicts heavy damage on both sides as you slice into a murderous squadron of enemy fighter jets. As the commander of a fast and powerful helicopter, you must face an intense struggle against a pair of patrolling choppers be

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  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 33Form.26World.25Curated.09Lists.00Science · Shoot 'em up

    R-type

    1987

    Irem · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Android +12

    ScienceShoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreBoss fight

    R-Type is set in the 22nd century, and the player flies a futuristic fighter craft called the R-9a "Arrowhead", named for its shape, and because it is the ninth model in the 'R' series of fighter craft (but it is the first of the series to

    75 rating1 list

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 33Form.26World.00Curated.13Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    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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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 32Form.36World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Wanako Studios · Xbox 360, Xbox One

    Shoot 'em upShooterBullet hellUpgradeable weaponsRespawning

    Assault Heroes 2 is the sequel to Assault Heroes, an arcade-style, top-down shooter video game developed by Chilean Wanako Studios. The game was released on May 14, 2008.[1]

    86 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 32Form.25World.00Curated.13Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Semnat Studios · Wii

    Shoot 'em upShooterInfinite ammoAuto-scrolling levelsPlatformer

    Battle wave after wave of enemies in this stylish side-scrolling run n' gun action game for one to four players Fight your way through 13 diverse locations on your own or with up to three friends in this frenetic sidescrolling action game.

    50 rating1 list

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  • Why 32Form.26World.25Curated.08Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Raiden

    1991

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

    Shoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreVertical scrollingAction

    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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