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210 games like Thunder Blade · 1975 – 2011

  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 84Form.59World.60Curated.59Lists.00Shooter · Modern warfare · Often paired · Same studio

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +5

    ShooterModern warfareRail shooter2.5dOn-rails

    A machine gun game by Sega.

    5 listsOften paired

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 80Form.55World.25Curated.67Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Sanritsu Denki · Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterModern warfareModern military

    Fly your plane through five levels, shooting enemy planes, submarines, helicopters, and other enemies along the way, and use your equipped cluster bombs if necessary. You need to destroy a target that is outlined in your mission briefing. Y

    2 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 80Form.38World.44Curated.76Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Toaplan · Arcade, Linux, NES +2

    ArcadeShooterModern warfareHelicopterShoot 'em up

    Tiger Heli was one of the first games developed by Toaplan and published by Taito Corporation in 1985. It is a predecessor to Twin Cobra. The player controls a helicopter named Tiger Heli taking out various enemies along the way.

    52 rating1 list1 h main storyOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 80Form.46World.45Curated.69Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    SETA Corporation · Arcade, NES

    ArcadeShooterModern warfareHelicopterShoot 'em up

    A helicopter vertical shoot 'em up that debuted in the Arcades in 1988 before being ported to the NES the following year.

    1 listOften paired

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  • Why 79Form.43World.16Curated.68Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired · Same studio

    Arcade, MSX

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterRail shooter2.5d

    The player controls a lone spacecraft on a mission to singlehandedly take down the entire enemy armada. Enemy fighters and ships shoot at the player, and there are mines and other objects that must be shot or avoided. The game is divided i

    3 listsOften paired

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  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 78Form.59World.43Curated.56Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Sega AM2 · Arcade, TurboGrafx-16

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterModern warfareRail shooter

    Muster up all the skill, reflexes and guts you've got. Because inside your F-14 Thunder Cat, you're going to need all that - and more. Blast laser-directed, anti-aircraft fire at enemy planes. Dodge heat-seeking missiles with fancy flywork

    62 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Atari exclusiveWhy 78Form.39World.25Curated.74Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit +10

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterModern warfareHelicopter

    Mission: Code Name River Raid. Jet down the river. Break the enemy blockade and blast the bridges to halt enemy troop advances. Terrain: Code Name River of No Return. An ever-changing, ever-challenging waterway. Expect huge islands, narrow

    81 rating8 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 77Form.60World.13Curated.60Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Shin'en Multimedia · Game Boy Advance, Windows

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterRail shooter2.5d

    In the distant regions of our galaxy, far beyond the darkest limits of the Orion Nebula, a deadly force has bee unleashed upon the universe and is heading straight for Earth. Get ready to travel forward to a time, when the fate of the unive

    2 lists1.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 73Form.42World.13Curated.66Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600 +8

    ActionArcadeShooterRail shooterShoot 'em up

    Sega released the arcade video game Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom in 1982. It was a forward-scrolling rail shooter where the user controls a spaceship in a behind-the-back third-person perspective that must destroy enemy ships and avoid obsta

    66 rating12 listsOften paired

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 70Form.51World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Modern warfare · Often paired

    Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ShooterModern warfareRail shooterShoot 'em upOn-rails

    You control the action as John and Jack, two warriors hand-picked by the United Nations, attempt to bring down a terrorist organization which is responsible for a worldwide wave of violence! The terrorists are capable of launching attacks f

    2 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 68Form.30World.25Curated.62Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Cabal

    1988

    TAD Corporation · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +7

    ArcadeShooterModern warfareHelicopterShoot 'em up

    Originating in the arcades, Cabal is a shooter where the protagonist runs back and forth along the bottom of the screen, ducking and dodging bullets and grenades from the enemy. The roll maneuver from the arcade was not implemented in the P

    54 rating7 listsOften paired

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  • Why 68Form.33World.25Curated.59Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Taito · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS +12

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterModern warfareRail shooter

    In the steamy jungles of South America, heavily armed extremists are holding innocent civilians prisoner. Little do these terrorists know that real terror is about to land on their front porch! The sound of rotor blades and staccato bursts

    68 rating10 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Atari exclusiveWhy 67Form.32World.25Curated.58Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Konami · Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari ST +5

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterModern warfareHelicopter

    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 listOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 63Form.34World.25Curated.50Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Taito · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +6

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterModern warfareRail shooter

    Operation Thunderbolt is the exciting sequel to Operation Wolf. An airliner is hijacked by terrorists en-route from Paris to Boston, who threaten to kill all hostages on board if their mates aren't released from jail. Instead of reaching it

    71 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • Why 59Form.57World.28Curated.20Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Same studio

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterModern warfareHigh score

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

    1 listSame studio

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  • Why 58Form.11World.25Curated.58Lists.00Arcade · Often paired

    Atari · Arcade

    ArcadeActionBird view / IsometricRacing

    The game is housed in a large custom rectangular cabinet. Each side of the cabinet has two steering wheels and four pedals. The monitor is set in to the top face of the cabinet and looked down upon. The game uses a 25 inch full color RGB di

    3 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 54Form.44World.40Curated.26Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Data East · Arcade, NES

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterModern warfareHelicopter

    A horizontal helicopter shoot 'em up for Arcade and NES, where the player is tasked with both eliminating enemy forces as well as rescuing hostages.

    69 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 53Form.51World.25Curated.23Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Crux · Arcade, MSX, NES +2

    Shoot 'em upShooterModern warfareHelicopterModern military

    Gyrodine is a top-down vertical helicopter scrolling shooter for the Nintendo Entertainment System/Family Computer, MSX and arcade developed by Crux and published by Taito in 1984.

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 52Form.26World.30Curated.36Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Data East · Arcade, MSX, Sega CD +2

    ArcadeShooterModern warfareRail shooterHelicopter

    Terrorists are threatening the Free World and have amassed a diabolical force. Only the brave pilot of Cobra Command can vanquish the terrorist threat and save the free world from total destruction. The player assumes the role as pilot of t

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  • Why 52Form.46World.25Curated.24Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Toaplan · Arcade, Linux, Sega Genesis +4

    ActionShoot 'em upShooterModern warfareModern military

    Twin Hawk is a 1989 vertically scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Toaplan and published by Taito. Twin Hawk resembles other shooters of the time, specifically Toaplan's earlier game, Flying Shark. Also like Toaplan's other games, th

    59 rating2 lists0.5 h main story

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 50Form.56World.13Curated.17Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Game Arts · Apple IIGS, FM-7, MS-DOS +3

    Shoot 'em upShooterRail shooter2.5dOn-rails

    In Silpheed, the player pilots a spaceship through levels of increasing difficulty, in a pseudo-3D vertically scrolling field, shooting everything in his path. New weapons will become available as he gathers points, and power-ups are sprink

    54 rating4 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 50Form.55World.13Curated.18Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    SETA Corporation · Arcade, NES, Nintendo Switch 2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterModern warfareModern military

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

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  • Why 50Form.32World.25Curated.32Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterModern warfareHelicopter

    A shoot'em up similar to the infamous Space Invaders this time on the high seas where the player controls a fighting ship and has to shoot down planes, helicopters and rockets instead of aliens.

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 49Form.52World.13Curated.20Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Eidos Interactive · SNES, Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterModern warfareHelicopterModern military

    Choose between a Helicopter Gunship or an Armoured Jeep and prepare to enter enemy territory as part of the elite assault team of SPECIAL WEAPONS INTERDICTION VEHICLES. Battle against enemy 'copters, thanks, hovercraft, snowmobiles, mechani

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 48Form.54World.13Curated.16Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Capcom · Arcade, NES, PS3 +2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterRail shooterOn-rails

    On a planet 6000 light-years from earth, there were creatures called Exes, which resemble large insects, that were used for industrial purposes. However, these creatures one day took to revolting against their creators. Two battle machines

    41 rating3 lists

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  • Why 46Form.29World.32Curated.17Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Same studio

    Arcade, Atari 2600, SG-1000

    ActionArcadeShooterModern warfareShoot 'em up

    Borderline is a VIC Dual arcade game developed in 1980 by Sega. It is a shoot-'em-up in which the player controls a red jeep who must destroy the enemy refineries. Borderline was ported to the SG-1000 in 1983, and has also been released as

    4 listsSame studio

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 46Form.29World.25Curated.27Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Ocean Software · Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 +6

    ActionArcadeShooterModern warfareHelicopter

    Rambo III is a shooting game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Master System, making use of the Light Phaser peripheral. It is based upon the film Rambo III. John Rambo, America's favorite soldier, makes a daring rescue attempt

    62 rating8 lists

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 44Form.28World.25Curated.24Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Combat

    1977

    Atari, Inc. · Atari 2600

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterModern warfareHelicopter

    Combat is an early video game by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600. It was based on two earlier black-and-white coin-operated arcade games produced by Atari. Combat had color graphics and numerous gameplay variations. The 27 game modes feature

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 43Form.52World.19Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · 2.5d · Same studio

    Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Master System, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System/Mark III +1

    Shooter2.5dSuper scalerContextual controller rumbleAction

    CAUTION: FOUR MEGA POWER! Not double, not triple, but FOUR times the playing power of a regular cartidge. You get the hottest space combat, the baddest explosions, and the coolest sounds ever! Journey to four different planets, each with st

    60 rating4 listsSame studio

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 43Form.52World.19Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · 2.5d · Same studio

    Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Sega Master System/Mark III

    Shooter2.5dSuper scalerContextual controller rumbleAction

    CAUTION: FOUR MEGA POWER! Not double, not triple, but FOUR times the playing power of a regular cartidge. You get the hottest space combat, the baddest explosions, and the coolest sounds ever! Journey to four different planets, each with st

    60 rating3 listsSame studio

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 43Form.47World.35Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Same studio

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +8

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterModern warfareModern military

    Sega's take on the 1943 style of vertically scrolling shoot 'em ups was set in the future. Your fighter plane is aged and under-powered, yet you must face down large planes, tanks and ground targets to achieve victory. Each level ends with

    7 listsSame studio

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 43Form.54World.13Curated.08Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Technosoft · Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterRail shooterFlightOn-rails

    Known as Thunder Force IV outside of North America. You must lead the battle against the evil Lohun Empire. Their computer system is poised to destroy your Galaxy Federation's defenses. Lead the attack on their heavily defended military pla

    61 rating1 list

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 42Form.56World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Modern warfare

    Arcade, Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ActionShooterModern warfareHelicopter2.5d

    Air Rescue is similar to Choplifter!. You are a driver of a helicopter and the object is to rescue hostages without being shot down by soldiers, jeeps, tanks, choppers, and ground-based missiles, and bring them back to base. A maximum of fo

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 42Form.36World.42Curated.13Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Game Boy, Game Gear, SNES +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterModern warfareHelicopterFlight

    Urban Strike is a helicopter based shoot 'em up, mixing action and strategy, retaining its predecessor's core mechanics, and expanding on the model with additional vehicles and settings. This time, the campaign takes the player all over the

    69 rating6 lists

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  • Why 41Form.48World.13Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

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

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooter2.5dHigh score

    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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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 41Form.36World.38Curated.09Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Arcade, Sega Saturn, Windows

    ArcadeShooterModern warfareOn-railsModern military

    Another 3rd person perspective arcade flight sim by Sega, similar to their classic After Burner in gameplay but featuring new gameplay mechanics and an entirely polygonal engine. As in most games of it's type your objective is to clear a n

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 39Form.43World.13Curated.09Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Rare Ltd. · Arcade, NES

    Shoot 'em upShooterModern warfareHelicopterFlight

    The player takes a role of a fighter pilot working to repel an alien invasion. Aliens have invaded Earth, and have built four land bases. These bases are designed to drain Earth's energy and feed it to their mother space station. If the spa

    51 rating3 lists

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 38Form.46World.25Curated.03Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    SNK · Arcade, PS4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

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

    68 rating3 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 38Form.48World.13Curated.04Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Game Arts · PS2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooter2.5dVertical scrolling

    In the distant future, a plague of parasitic monsters is sweeping across the known universe; devouring all the resources in its path -- including the distant outposts humanity calls home. The only chance for mankind's survival is a top-secr

    80 rating1 list

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 37Form.49World.19Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Sega Wow · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Sega Master System/Mark III

    Shoot 'em upShooter2.5dSuper scalerContextual controller rumble

    CAUTION: FOUR MEGA POWER! Not double, not triple, but FOUR times the playing power of a regular cartidge. You get the hottest space combat, the baddest explosions, and the coolest sounds ever! Journey to four different planets, each with st

    60 rating1 list

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 37Form.45World.13Curated.04Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

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

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

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

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  • Timed Atari exclusiveWhy 37Form.38World.13Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Xevios

    1982

    Namco · Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade +18

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterModern warfareHigh score

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

    57 rating1 list

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 36Form.36World.13Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Same studio

    Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

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

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 36Form.45World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Atari 2600

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterHelicopterFlight

    Chopper Command is a video game by Activision released for the Atari 2600 in June 1982. It was designed and programmed by Bob Whitehead. In Chopper Command the player controls a military helicopter in a desert scenario protecting a convoy

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  • Why 36Form.27World.25Curated.13Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    SNK · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari 2600 +12

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterModern warfareHelicopter

    Ikari Warriors is a vertically scrolling action game. One or two players fight their way through a variety of terrain, such as jungles, rivers, and ruins. Along the way different weapons can be found, including machine guns, grenades, and r

    49 rating14 lists

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  • Why 36Form.34World.13Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Atari, Inc. · Arcade

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooter2.5dFlight

    Red Baron is an arcade game developed by Atari, Inc and released in 1980. A first-person flight simulator game, the player takes the role of a World War I ace in a biplane fighting on the side of the Allies.

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  • Why 35Form.33World.13Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Same studio

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterOn-railsSuper scaler

    Using cabinet mounted guns you and another player blast away the Aliens in an attempt to save the prison planet. You are also given a limited number of grenades to use when the going gets tough. The gameplay is very close to Sega’s other li

    80 rating5 listsSame studio

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 35Form.34World.13Curated.09Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Treasure · Xbox 360

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooter2.5dAction

    Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury is an innovative and insanely addicting arcade shooter combined with puzzle elements that features a sensory overload of thousands of missiles and more than 100 levels! Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury allows players to u

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