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258 games like Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting · 1981 – 2026

  • Why 93Form.78World.25Curated.97Lists.00Bullet hell · Shooter · Often paired

    CAVE · Arcade, Nintendo DS, PS3 +1

    Bullet hellShooterShoot 'em upHigh scoreBoss fight

    Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku-tachi is a vertical bullet hell shoot 'em up developed by Cave and released in 2003.

    2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 90Form.52World.25Curated1.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

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

    ShooterShoot 'em upHigh scoreBoss 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 listsOften paired

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 88Form.85World.13Curated.74Lists.00Bullet hell · Shooter · Often paired

    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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  • Why 88Form.44World.25Curated1.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Xenon

    1988

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

    Shoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreBoss 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 listsOften paired

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  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 85Form.53World.25Curated.80Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · 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 84Form.70World.25Curated.68Lists.00Bullet hell · Shooter · Often paired

    Toaplan · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    Bullet hellShooterShoot 'em upBoss fightLeveling up

    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 listsOften paired

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  • Why 83Form.62World.25Curated.72Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    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 storyOften paired

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 82Form.57World.25Curated.73Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Toaplan · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterBullet hellBoss fightVertical scrolling

    "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 listOften paired

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 82Form.41World.25Curated.82Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterBoss fightVertical scrollingScience fiction

    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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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 81Form.53World.25Curated.73Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    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 storyOften paired

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  • Why 81Form.43World.25Curated.77Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Capcom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +3

    Shoot 'em upShooterBoss fightVertical scrollingScience fiction

    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.

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 81Form.34World.34Curated.83Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Seibu Kaihatsu · Arcade, PlayStation, Raiden II +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreBoss fightAction

    Excellent sequel to the classic original "Raiden". As in the original, players control a fighter jet/spaceship through various levels while shooting down other planes and bombing tanks on the ground.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 78Form.35World.25Curated.78Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Arcade, Switch

    ShooterShoot 'em upHigh scoreBoss 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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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 78Form.48World.29Curated.68Lists.00Shooter · High score · Often paired

    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

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 77Form.71World.13Curated.55Lists.00Bullet hell · Shooter · Often paired

    Eighting · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    Bullet hellShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingAction

    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 listOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 76Form.37World.25Curated.71Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Abadox

    1988

    Winning Entertainment Group · NES

    Shoot 'em upShooterBoss fightVertical scrollingScience fiction

    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 listOften paired

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 76Form.34World.25Curated.74Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    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

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 75Form.45World.25Curated.65Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Boss fight · Often paired

    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 75Form.47World.25Curated.63Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Compile · MSX, TurboGrafx-16

    ShooterShoot 'em upHigh scoreVertical scrollingScience fiction

    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 74Form.31World.28Curated.70Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    The Vision Factory · CD-i, Philips CD-i

    ActionShoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreBoss fight

    Alien Gate is a fixed shooter. Each stage consists of the player's ship facing off against a giant head that spawns several smaller enemies. Once all the required enemies are defeated, the player must defeat the head as a boss. The backgrou

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  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 74Form.45World.25Curated.63Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    TurboGrafx-16, MSX

    Shoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreVertical scrollingScience fiction

    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 73Form.34World.25Curated.67Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    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.

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  • NEC exclusiveWhy 72Form.36World.25Curated.65Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    TurboGrafx-16

    Shoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreBoss fightAction

    A horizontal shoot 'em up that casts you as a baby dragon out to free a princess from the clutches of an evil....well, you get the idea. Gameplay is traditional, with power-up weapons that include multi-way shot and 'miniature' mode and a s

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 70Form.32World.13Curated.65Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Hudson Soft · NES

    ShooterShoot 'em upHigh scoreVertical scrollingAction

    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 listOften paired

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 69Form.21World.25Curated.69Lists.00Shooter · High score · Often paired

    Namco Tales Studio · Sega Genesis, Sharp X68000

    Shoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreBoss fightScience fiction

    Granada is a free-roaming scrolling shooter. You control the titular maneuver cepter Granada as you make your way through each stage, destroying the enemy's weapons. You have a map that tells you where your targets are on the stage, and onc

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

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

    Shoot 'em upShooterBullet hellHigh scoreBoss fight

    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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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 68Form.31World.29Curated.60Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    HAL Laboratory · SNES

    Shoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreBoss fightAction

    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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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 66Form.25World.25Curated.60Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Loaded

    1996

    Gremlin Interactive · PlayStation, Sega Saturn

    ActionShoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreScience fiction

    Loaded is a violent, bloody top-down shooter which places you in the boots of one of six characters, who are all strange and deformed, from a psychotic clown to a huge baby. Loaded is a mission based game, where you have to complete various

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  • Why 64Form.17World.00Curated.69Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    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

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  • Why 63Form.26World.25Curated.55Lists.00Shooter · High score · Often paired

    Banpresto · Arcade

    ShooterHigh scoreVertical scrollingActionScience fiction

    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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  • Why 60Form.27World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Daniel Remar · Windows, macOS

    ShooterShoot 'em upBullet hellBoss fightLeveling up

    Flip Hero returns for the final battle against his nemesis, Cruiser Tetron - but can he really stop the reign of the machine warlord for all time? Like the first game, the graphics are black and white, the controls are simple and the gamepl

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 53Form.53World.25Curated.22Lists.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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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 53Form.12World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Boss fight · Often paired

    Sega Sports R&D · Xbox

    Shoot 'em upShooterBoss fightLeveling upAction

    The fourth installment of the Panzer Dragoon series has you playing Orta, a young girl who has been imprisoned by the Empire. Under a wave of attack, the prison camp is broken through by a mysterious dragon, and Orta takes it upon herself t

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  • Why 52Form.45World.25Curated.26Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Treasure · Arcade, Switch, Sega Saturn +2

    ActionShoot '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

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  • Why 49Form.39World.25Curated.26Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Konami · Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit +6

    Shoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreVertical scrollingAction

    Juno First is a shoot 'em up originally developed and published by Konami Corporation for Arcades. The game was later published by Mylstar Electronics (US arcades), Datasoft Inc. (Atari 8-bit, PC Booter, and Commodore 64), and Sony Computer

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 49Form.48World.25Curated.19Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Namco Limited · Arcade, NES, Switch +1

    ShooterShoot 'em upHigh scoreVertical 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

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  • Why 48Form.42World.25Curated.21Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

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

    Shoot 'em upShooterBoss fightVertical 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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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 45Form.46World.25Curated.14Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    SNK · Arcade, PS4

    Shoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingActionBird 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 exclusiveWhy 43Form.45World.25Curated.11Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

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

    Shoot 'em upShooterBoss fightVertical scrollingAction

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

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 42Form.29World.28Curated.19Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Atlus · Arcade, SNES

    ShooterShoot 'em upBoss fightActionScience fiction

    The player is set in control of The Garland TFF-01, a sub-standard space fighter ship that is only armed with a semi-auto or rapid fire laser gun known as the Beam Vulcan and the Tranquilander. Some enemy units can be captured and used in p

    60 rating1 list

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 42Form.46World.25Curated.10Lists.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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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 41Form.21World.25Curated.24Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterHigh scoreBoss fightScience fiction

    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 40Form.26World.28Curated.19Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Arcade, SNES

    Shoot 'em upShooterBoss fightActionScience fiction

    The player is set in control of The Garland TFF-01, a sub-standard space fighter ship that is only armed with a semi-auto or rapid fire laser gun known as the Beam Vulcan and the Tranquilander. Some enemy units can be captured and used in p

    60 rating1 list

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  • Why 39Form.49World.25Curated.02Lists.00Bullet hell · Shooter

    Llamasoft · Atari 2600, Switch, PS4 +5

    Bullet hellShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    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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  • Why 39Form.54World.25Curated.00Lists.00Bullet hell · Shooter

    PS5, Windows, Xbox Series

    Bullet hellShooterActionScience fictionAction-adventure

    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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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.39World.25Curated.09Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Tose Co. · NES, Switch

    Shoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingActionScience fiction

    In Super Xevious: Gamp no Nazo the player controls a spaceship named the Solvalou in its mission to destroy a powerful supercomputer named GAMP, which took over Earth during an ice age. Gamp no Nazo features a heavy focus on puzzle-solving,

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 39Form.38World.25Curated.10Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    NMK · Arcade, Switch

    ShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingActionBird view / Isometric

    Thunder Dragon 2 is a vertical arcade shooter, developed and published by NMK in 1993. The game uses variable rate scrolling (the screen scrolls at different speeds or not at all), and is played from a top-down view. Unlike space shooters,

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 38Form.43World.25Curated.04Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Tose Co. · Arcade, MSX, NES +4

    Shoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingActionScience fiction

    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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