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1993 · Science · Shoot 'em up

Eliminate Down

Sega exclusive

Eliminate Down is a 1993 scrolling shooter video game developed by Aprinet and published by Soft Vision International for the Sega Mega Drive. The game was released in Japan on June 25, 1993, and in South Korea in 1993. Eliminate Down gives players immediate access to three directional-based weapons that could all be powered up as they fought strange alien enemies through eight enormous levels.

Released
25 June 1993
Platforms
Sega Genesis
Genres
ScienceShoot 'em upShooter
Developers
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Publishers
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Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
ActionScience fiction
Country
Japan

About

Eliminate Down is a scrolling shooter developed by Aprinet and published by Soft Vision for the Mega Drive/Genesis. It was released in Japan on June 25, 1993. Eliminate Down gives players immediate access to three directional-based weapons that can all be powered up as they fight strange alien enemies through eight levels.

Keywords

  • shoot 'em up
  • retroachievements

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Gameplay

Reminiscent of Hellfire, the Steel Pyron has three firing directional weapons all ready at the player's disposal: a forward firing blaster, a rear laser attack and diagonal, four-way firing bombs. The forward firing attack also has the Super Crash Shot, a small white straight-firing rocket, that with upgrades changes into a long white laser beam that can fire through foreground objects. Unlike Hellfire however, the game has no checkpoint system, though the game makes players restart a level once they lose all of their lives. Extends are set at every 100,000 points.

The weapons are upgradeable by collecting Power-Up icons; obtaining a certain number of Power-Ups level-ups the size and strength of the player's weapons, but the weapons are upgradable to just three different levels. The only other defenses the players has is a shield pick-up called the Barrier that protects the ship for at least two hits. The A and C buttons allow the player to switch among the three weapons. Players can also change the speed of the ship by pausing the game and adjusting the speed level on the pause screen.

Story

Mankind has begun its space pioneering era as the 30th century is about to begin, but an alien race known as the Amuleto appears out of a space distortion and travels toward the Earth. Its intentions prove hostile as human investigations are destroyed and the Amuleto space fleet grows. Mankind's best chance against the invaders is the Steel Pyron, a space fighter designed for multiple combat situations and warp drive jumping.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Sega Genesis25 July 1993Japan · Korea 31 December 1993

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