1990 · Westone Bit Entertainment · Arcade · First-person shooter

Aurail

Aurail is a scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Westone and released by Sega in 1990.

Released: 1990
Platforms: Arcade
Genres: Arcade First-person shooter Racing Shooter
Developers: Westone Bit Entertainment
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: First person Third person Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: Japan

About

Aurail is a scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Westone and released by Sega in 1990. The player pilots a tank mecha and shoots enemies (it can fire in 8 directions), collects power-ups to increase shields, operates the remote attack drone, and defeats bosses to advance levels. It features tunnel levels with a first-person view.

In North America, the game was released as an arcade conversion kit.

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Gameplay

Gameplay is divided into two types. Some stages let the player take control of the tank from a top-down 3rd-person view. The tank can shoot in 8 directions. Holding down the fire button enables auto-fire, but the tank is not able to move during that time.

The tank is destroyed with one hit, but a certain amount of energy can be used to create a shield, which can take one hit. Up to three shields can be stacked. Energy is obtained by collecting power orbs which are left by shot down enemies. Enemies can also leave a green "D"-power up, which summons a robotic orb which will accompany the tank until the next life loss.