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1999 · Rhythm · Shooter

IS – internal section

PlayStation exclusive

iS: internal section is a video game developed by Positron and published by Squaresoft and released in 1999. In the same vein of gameplay as Tempest 2000, iS: internal section is a tube shooter, a type of shoot 'em up where the player controls a ship "looking down" a long tunnel or tube, and the player can move around inside the cylinder, shooting enemies that it runs into while moving. It is an experimental project that responds to its 16 built-in tracks, or even your own music from a CD.

Released
28 January 1999
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
RhythmShooterTube shooter
Developers
—
Publishers
Square
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
First person
Themes
Science fiction
Country
Japan
Composers
Shinji Hosoe

About

iS: internal section (イズ ~インターナル・セクション~) is a video game developed by Positron and published by Square and released in 1999.

Keywords

  • cyberpunk
  • shoot 'em up
  • abstract
  • 60 fps on consoles

Media

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Gameplay

iS: internal section is a tube shooter, in the same vein of gameplay as Tempest 2000 and N2O: Nitrous Oxide.

A tube shooter is a type of shoot 'em up where the player controls a ship "looking down" a long tunnel or tube, and the player can move around inside the cylinder, shooting enemies that it runs into while moving. It is an experimental project that responds to its 16 built-in tracks, or even your own music from a CD.

Reception

Weekly Famitsu gave it a score of 24 out of 40.

Video Games gave it a 4/5 score.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation28 January 1999Japan

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