Ludography
65/100
Critics2 reviews

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Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype cover

2007 · Arcade · Shoot 'em up

Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype

Timed PlayStation exclusive

The celestial planet Conceyta orbits with its moon in a dust- and gas-covered solar system. Within lurks an evil unknown to man that bears a danger so much greater than any threat yet witnessed. A dark, mysterious power has manifested itself in the depths of the gas giant, absorbing life and technology, and assimilating all in its wake. Spacecraft, pilots, androids, and computers: Nothing is safe.

Released
14 December 2007
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 3PlayStation PortableWindows
Genres
ArcadeShoot 'em upShooter
Developers
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Publishers
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Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
ActionScience fiction
Country
Germany
Age ratings
PEGI 3ESRB E
Languages
English
Composers
Rafael Dyll

About

Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer is a 2007 scrolling shooter video game developed by German company SideQuest Studios and published by Eastasiasoft. The game was initially released physically for Microsoft Windows on December 14, 2007, before coming to the PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network in December 2008.

Keywords

  • shoot 'em up
  • shmup
  • bullet hell
  • spaceship
  • side-scrolling
  • 60 fps on consoles

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Söldner-X is a traditional 2D shoot 'em up game with parallax scrolling, 720p high-definition graphics, weather effects and a rich weapon upgrade system.

Reception

Review media aggregator website Metacritic scored the game at 63%, based on 11 reviews, indicating "Mixed or average reviews". Jeff Haynes of IGN awarded the game an 8.0 calling it "impressive".

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows14 December 2007Worldwide
PlayStation 34 December 2008North America · Worldwide 4 December 2008 · Europe 18 December 2008
Nintendo Switch3 October 2025Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Included in
Söldner-X Complete Collection
Followed by
Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype

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Collections3 collections

Platform libraries

Years

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