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2008 · Now Production · Shoot 'em up · Shooter
Final Soldier
Timed NEC exclusive
On Earth in the 23rd century, a space time warp opens up over the Atlantic Ocean. From it comes an enormous invasion force analyzed to come from the 25th century. As Earth is attacked by the alien war machines, it is revealed that the culprits are identified as the Gader'el, a race of large bio-mechanic creatures, who have the ability to freely manipulate space and time; after conquering the future Earth in the 25th century, the Gader'el decided to ensure their influence on mankind by traveling back in time to the 23rd century, conquering that time and then going further into Earth's past.
- Released
- 2 May 2008
- Platforms
- TurboGrafx-16WiiWii U
- Genres
- Shoot 'em upShooter
- Developers
- Now Production
- Publishers
- Hudson Soft
- Series
- Star Soldier
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- Action
- Country
- Japan
- Age ratings
- ESRB EPEGI 7CERO A
- Languages
- English
About
Final Soldier is a 1991 vertical-scrolling shooter video game developed by Now Production and published by Hudson Soft in Japan. It is the third game in the main Star Soldier series, and has been released in Europe for the Wii Virtual Console on May 2, 2008 and in North America on September 8. It was subsequently released for the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan in 2014 and North America in 2017.
Keywords
- shmup
- wii virtual console
- wii u virtual console
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
This game features 7 stages to play as well as a 2-minute and 5-minute challenge mode. Unlike the other PC-Engine Star Soldier games, the player chooses at the beginning of the game the exact kind of weapon each color power-up grants.
Reception
The Japanese publication Micom BASIC Magazine ranked Final Soldier fifth in popularity in its September 1991 issue, and it received a 21.31/30 score in a 1993 readers' poll conducted by PC Engine Fan, ranking among PC Engine titles at the number 214 spot. The game garnered generally favorable reviews from critics.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Soldier Collection
In the same series
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1992 · PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable +5
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1998 · Arcade, Nintendo 64
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Collections5 collections
Platform libraries
- Virtual Console games for Wii U (Japan)Titles › PC Engine
- Virtual Console games for Wii U (North America)TurboGrafx-16
- Virtual Console games for Wii U (PAL region)Titles › TurboGrafx-16
- TurboGrafx-16 gamesList of games
Publishers
- Virtual Console games for WiiTitles › TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine
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