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Games like Switchblade II

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266 games like Switchblade II · 1981 – 2019

  • Why 85Form.40World1.00Curated.74Lists.00Action · Platformer · Often paired · Described alike

    Core Design · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari Jaguar +7

    ActionPlatformerScienceAnimeCyborg

    Switchblade is a computer platform game developed by Core Design and released by Gremlin Graphics in 1989. The player guides the protagonist, Hiro, through a flip-screen platform environment with a subterranean setting. Unexplored areas of

    4 lists1.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 68Form.33World.43Curated.56Lists.00Platformer · Science · Often paired

    Rainbow Arts · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +8

    PlatformerScienceShooterRun and gunHigh score

    Turrican II: The Final Fight is a platformer/shooter as typically seen on consoles, but designed for home computers from the ground up. Its plot is - naturally - very simple: an evil mega-robot called The Machine attacks the United Planets

    90 rating1 listOften paired

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 62Form.19World.25Curated.59Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    Capcom · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable +2

    PlatformerShooterAnimeCyborgHigh score

    Mega Man, Roll, and all your favorites are back in this all new 3-D adventure! Far away, in an isolated wasteland, a mysterious girl and an infamous treasure have been discovered. It's the legendary "Sealed Key," rumored to unlock an even g

    82 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Why 59Form.21World.33Curated.50Lists.00Fighting · Cyborg · Often paired

    MS-DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn

    FightingCyborgBoss fightActionScience fiction

    It's pure robot-on-robot ferocity as mechanized warriors duke it out for bragging rights. The sequel to the popular RISE OF ROBOTS, RISE 2 boasts improved graphics, sound that will knock you out of your seat, and an original soundtrack by Q

    36 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 58Form.11World.25Curated.57Lists.00Action · Platformer · Often paired

    Inti Creates · Nintendo DS

    ActionPlatformerShooterHigh scoreBoss fight

    This game contains elements from the Mega Man X series and the Mega Man Zero series. The game introduces a new open-ended gameplay environment and the ability to select the protagonist's gender, a first in the series. The player's character

    78 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 57Form.13World.29Curated.54Lists.00Action · Platformer · Often paired

    Inti Creates · Nintendo 3DS, Switch, PS4 +3

    ActionPlatformerShooterAnimeScience fiction

    "The 2D high speed, old-school style side-scrolling action that you remember from Azure Striker Gunvolt is back! In this game, Gunvolt's rival Copen from the first installment returns to the fray as a playable character!"

    78 rating3 lists5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 56Form.19World.25Curated.50Lists.00Fighting · Platformer · Often paired

    Game Boy Advance, Wii U

    FightingPlatformerAnimeActionScience fiction

    Medabots AX is a 2D fighting game based on Medarot G, released only in North America. There were two versions released, Metabee and Rokusho.

    79 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Why 53Form.10World.25Curated.50Lists.00Platformer · Science · Often paired

    Jetpac

    1983

    Stamper brothers · BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20 +2

    PlatformerScienceShooterHigh scoreAction

    The 'Acme Interstellar Transport Company' is delivering spaceship kits to various planets in the solar system throughout the Galaxy; and as chief test pilot, all you have to do is assemble the Rockets, and thrust on to your next destination

    86 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 53Form.10World.25Curated.50Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    Michael Denio · MS-DOS, NES

    ShooterPlatformerHigh scoreCollectiblesAction

    The Adventures of Captain Comic is a platformer featuring a huge nonlinear playfield divided into several different terrains. As Comic, you must search throughout Tambi for power ups and items that will aid you in your quest to recover the

    78 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 50Form.08World.25Curated.48Lists.00Action · Platformer

    GameFAQs · NES

    ActionPlatformerShooterBoss fightScience fiction

    Battle station cyberg's massive computer that keeps peace throughout the solar system is no longer user friendly. It's gone wildly out of control. The LaserGun it operates has already destroyed Neptune. Earth is its next target. As a high-t

    60 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 49Form.23World.25Curated.35Lists.00Action · Platformer

    Visual Concepts · SNES

    ActionPlatformerScienceCollectiblesTemporary invincibility

    The player controls Harley, a man in a green suit who has shrunk himself to size of a bar of soap. The player's mission is to gather parts of Harley's (presumably) now-destroyed shrinking machine to return him to normal size. As the player

    50 rating2 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 47Form.10World.25Curated.42Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Michael Denio · MS-DOS, NES, SAM Coupé

    PlatformerShooterHigh scoreCollectiblesAction

    The Adventures of Captain Comic is a platformer featuring a huge nonlinear playfield divided into several different terrains. As Comic, you must search throughout Tambi for power ups and items that will aid you in your quest to recover the

    78 rating2 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 45Form.15World.25Curated.35Lists.00Action · Platformer

    Codemasters · NES

    ActionPlatformerShooterCyborgBoss fight

    Too hot to handle? Or can you take up the challenge? Equipped with a dazzling range of weapons and skills, travel through scores of different action scenes, battling against the hottest, meanest, mechanized maniacs ever dreamed up! Rescue t

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 43Form.15World.31Curated.30Lists.00Action · Fighting

    ActionFightingPlatformerOne-man armyBoss fight

    "X-Kaliber 2097" consists of two modes. The first modes gameplay consists of side-scrolling action. The player can jump and swing a sword at enemies. The player can also deflect projectiles with the sword. The game also features one on one

    2 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 42Form.08World.25Curated.35Lists.00Platformer · Science

    Advance Communication · NES

    PlatformerScienceBoss fightActionScience fiction

    Something was terribly wrong in the distant man-made Spondylus star system. One by one, the planets' central life-support computers had been infected with a life-threatening virus while the planets' surfaces had been overrun with computeriz

    58 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 41Form.25World.39Curated.19Lists.00Action · Platformer

    Irem · Arcade, SNES

    ActionPlatformerScienceShooterHigh score

    GunForce: Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island or simply titled as GunForce, is a side-scrolling action shooting game produced by Irem for the arcades in 1991. The game was later ported by Bits Studios and published by Irem to the Super Famic

    65 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 41Form.18World.25Curated.26Lists.00Action · Platformer

    Capcom · Game Boy Advance, SNES, Wii U

    ActionPlatformerShooterAnimeRun and gun

    Mega Man & Bass is an entry in the classic Mega Man series, with option for controlling either Mega Man or Bass, due to Dr. Wily and Dr. Light making a truce to fight against King. The game was originally released only in Japan, but a later

    70 rating7 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 41Form.05World.25Curated.35Lists.00Shooter · High score

    Sqoon

    1986

    Magical Company · NES

    ShooterHigh scoreActionSide viewAdventure

    Sqoon is a side-scrolling shooter game published in 1986 by Irem for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

    60 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 41Form.35World.43Curated.11Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Factor 5 · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +6

    ShooterPlatformerRun and gunHigh scoreBoss fight

    Turrican II: The Final Fight is a platformer/shooter as typically seen on consoles, but designed for home computers from the ground up. Its plot is - naturally - very simple: an evil mega-robot called The Machine attacks the United Planets

    90 rating4 lists

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  • Why 40Form.22World.25Curated.22Lists.00Action · High score

    Software Dynamics · Windows

    ActionHigh scoreBoss fightCollectiblesTemporary invincibility

    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

    1 list

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  • Why 39Form.20World.25Curated.22Lists.00Action · Platformer

    SNES, Sega CD

    ActionPlatformerScienceShooterAnime

    Cyborg 009 is a Sega Mega-CD action game released exclusively in Japan.

    3 lists

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 39Form.19World.25Curated.22Lists.00Action · Platformer

    SNES, Sega Genesis

    ActionPlatformerShooterRun and gunBoss fight

    Based on the popular role-playing and card game, Doom Troopers casts you as a fearless commando who's been commissioned to save the world from an invading force of mutants. Play as either Mitch Hunter or Max Steiner as you embark on the mos

    50 rating2 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.07World.25Curated.30Lists.00Platformer · Anime

    Treasure · Nintendo 64

    PlatformerAnimeBoss fightActionScience fiction

    Mischief Makers is a Single-Player Video Game for the Nintendo 64 that was released in the United States on October 1st, 1997. The protagonist is the Ultra-Intergalactic-Cybot G, Marina Liteyears. She must protect the clumsy and lighthearte

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 39Form.18World.32Curated.22Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Winds Co Ltd · PS3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16 +4

    ShooterPlatformerAnimeCyborgAction

    It's been two years since Arnold and Sonya were made into Shockmen. A message from the professor to return to their bodies has them head to his laboratory, but they are ambushed by a mysterious enemy along the way. After narrowly defeating

    6 lists

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 38Form.18World.32Curated.20Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    PS3, PlayStation Portable, TurboGrafx-16 +3

    PlatformerShooterAnimeCyborgAction

    It's been two years since Arnold and Sonya were made into Shockmen. A message from the professor to return to their bodies has them head to his laboratory, but they are ambushed by a mysterious enemy along the way. After narrowly defeating

    2 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 38Form.07World.25Curated.29Lists.00Science · Shooter

    Moon

    2009

    Renegade Kid · Nintendo DS

    ScienceShooterBoss fightActionScience fiction

    Set on the Earth’s moon in the mid-21st century, in Moon, players take on the role of Major Kane. Chief of Military Operations for the Extra Terrestrial Encounter Organization (ETEO), you and your team have been brought in to investigate a

    75 rating5 lists

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  • Why 37Form.14World.25Curated.22Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Terminal Reality · GameCube, PS2, PS3 +3

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunActionScience fiction

    As Major John "Dutch" Cane, you'll lead an elite platoon of mercenary commandos, outfitted with the most deadly experimental weaponry, into the pit of evil. It's your job to rid the world of mutated beasts and alien insects through 10 level

    45 rating5 lists4 h main story

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  • Why 37Form.14World.25Curated.24Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Atari Games · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +7

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunBoss fightAction

    Based on the arcade game, in Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters you are sent in on a rescue mission to Planet X. This planet has been taken over by robots and you must find and evacuate the remaining humans. It's a shooter simila

    72 rating5 lists

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 37Form.13World.29Curated.22Lists.00Action · Platformer

    Konami · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64 +4

    ActionPlatformerShooterRun and gunHigh score

    Move your character, a policeman, through the streets firing on escaped convicts.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 36Form.13World.25Curated.21Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Tokai Engineering · NES

    PlatformerRun and gunShooterBoss fightAction

    Journey to Silius, known in Japan as RAF World, is a side-scrolling run and gun video game developed by Tokai Engineering and published by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990. Journey to Silius was originally based on the

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 35Form.20World.25Curated.15Lists.00Platformer · Temporary invincibility

    PlatformerTemporary invincibilityActionScience fictionGravity

    You are the Low Gravity Man! When powered up, you can jump one and three quarters screens high. Capture and use enemy vehicles, including the spider vehicle which can crawl on ceilings. Catch and power up enemy weapons, and much, much more.

    2 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 35Form.16World.28Curated.17Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Wild 9

    1998

    Shiny Entertainment · PlayStation

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunBoss fightAction

    Wild 9 is a 2D platformer with 3D graphics, featuring gameplay similar in vein to the company's Earthworm Jim games. Unique to the game is the The Rig, a weapon the protagonist wields. The Rig functions like an electronic lasso, capable of

    68 rating3 lists

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  • Why 34Form.21World.26Curated.13Lists.00Platformer · Science

    Stamper brothers · Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System, MSX +2

    PlatformerScienceFlip screenActionScience fiction

    Alien 8 is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Ultimate Play The Game. It was released for the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC and MSX in 1985.[a] The game is a spiritual successor to the best-selling Knight Lore,

    3 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 34Form.15World.25Curated.18Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis, Sharp X68000

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunBoss fightAction

    The player takes the role of Chelnov, a coal miner who miraculously survives the malfunction and explosion of a nuclear power plant. Chelnov's body gains superhuman abilities due to the massive amount of radiation given off by the explosion

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  • Why 34Form.23World.27Curated.12Lists.00Platformer · Cyborg

    Apogee Software · Linux, MS-DOS, Windows +1

    PlatformerCyborgHigh scoreClimbingBoss fight

    Intelligence reports indicate that a man calling himself Dr. Mangle is responsible for the mutants and the destruction of Metro. You will have to battle your way through levels packed with evil mutants and robotic guards to finally infiltra

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 34Form.08World.25Curated.21Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Minakuchi Engineering Co., Ltd. · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +5

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunHigh scoreAction

    For two years, your people have struggled against the relentless onslaught of invading forces. With your army reduced to a handful and your artillery depleted, further resistance seems impossible. But in a hidden underground laboratory, a

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 34Form.24World.32Curated.10Lists.00Shooter · Cybernetics

    Guerrilla Cambridge · PlayStation

    ShooterCyberneticsCyborgBoss fightAction

    It is an action shooter set in a futuristic dystopian city on Earth overthrown by aliens. The game has two modes - third person and first person. Most of the time the player sees the character in third person, however the player can also se

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  • Why 34Form.16World.25Curated.16Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun

    SNK · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +1

    Run and gunShooterBoss fightScience fictionCyberpunk

    Inspired by the Contra series, Cyber-Lip is an early side-scrolling shooter by SNK for the Neo Geo. It's considered one of the predecessors to popular Metal Slug franchise.

    3 lists

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  • Why 34Form.16World.25Curated.17Lists.00Action · Platformer

    Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    ActionPlatformerScience fictionSide viewAdventure

    When an old woman's computer system is taken over by a fascist virus bent on total annihilation, you assume control of an ordinary software program transformed into an elite combat machine. Retake the system and build your character into a

    50 rating3 lists3 h main story

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 34Form.02World.29Curated.25Lists.00Platformer

    Delphine Software · 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga +7

    PlatformerActionScience fictionSide viewAdventure

    Throughout the 20th century, an unprecedented political and economic crisis afflicted Earth, leading to the systematic disabling of it's programme to conquer outer space through lack of funding. The highest priority now was to carryout rese

    59 rating2 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 34Form.18World.35Curated.13Lists.00Science · Shooter

    ScienceShooterAnimeOne-man armyBoss fight

    Three years after the events that took place in the original Gungrave, the Corsione family has unleashed the deadly drug SEED upon the populace. Now it's up to Grave, Spike and Mika to follow the trail of SEED back to its source and eradica

    50 rating4 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 34Form.10World.25Curated.21Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Rare Ltd. · Nintendo 64

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunCollectiblesAction

    The insect invasion has begun. The galaxy is being infested by the evil Mizar and his horde of Drones. Already, the planet of Goldwood has been subjugated and the peaceful Tribals enslaved. With an arsenal of mega-weapons at their disposal

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  • Why 34Form.09World.25Curated.22Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Banpresto · Arcade

    PlatformerShooterHigh scoreActionScience 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 34Form.09World.26Curated.22Lists.00Fighting

    3DO, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Amiga +9

    FightingScience fictionSide viewCyberpunkRobots

    A revolution in combat games - featuring a unique combat intelligence system that adapts to and learns your style of play! The first game with film-quality, controllable 3D graphics. Robot attack routines choreographed by a martial arts exp

    50 rating9 lists

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 34Form.10World.25Curated.21Lists.00Anime · High score

    United Game Artists · Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, PS2

    AnimeHigh scoreBoss fightCollectiblesAction

    It's the 25th century and our intergalactic space reporter dives into an adventure where she must battle with a series of dastardly villains! Are you ready to save the universe through the medium of dance? You must first battle wicked space

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 34Form.10World.25Curated.21Lists.00Anime · High score

    Sonic Team · Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, PS2

    AnimeHigh scoreBoss fightCollectiblesAction

    It's the 25th century and our intergalactic space reporter dives into an adventure where she must battle with a series of dastardly villains! Are you ready to save the universe through the medium of dance? You must first battle wicked space

    71 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 33Form.06World.31Curated.20Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Konami · Arcade, NES

    PlatformerShooterHigh scoreBoss fightAction

    This video game is based on the cartoon television series Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars under license from Hasbro, Inc. While it is generally classified as a scrolling fighting game, utilizing a Final Fight-esque landscape, the player's ch

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 33Form.07World.28Curated.21Lists.00Action · Platformer

    Game Freak · Game Boy Advance, Wii U

    ActionPlatformerBoss fightScience fictionSide view

    In the platformer Drill Dozer, you can take the roll of Jill, the daughter of a crime boss who is set on revenge. When a rival gang steals away her family's heirloom, Jill gives chase in her Drill Dozer, an upgradeable piece of power armor

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