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Game » consists of 10 releases. Released Dec 11, 1989
PlayStation family exclusive sequel to Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer.
Hydorah is a horizontal space shooter made by indie developer Locomalito.
R-Type Dimensions packages the first two R-Type games with enhanced 3-D graphics, online co-op, and other new features.
An upcoming hi-definition remake of the 2007 PC space shooter. Updated with new music, easier default difficulty, optional Sixaxis support, and Trophies. Available on the PSN December 4th, 2008.
The sequel to Success's vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up Psyvariar: Medium Unit, changing the aircraft to upgradable mechas.
Be Bill Rizer and kick ass through a variety of intense levels by yourself or with a friend.
Psyvariar: Complete Edition is the PS2 port of the Japanese arcade game Psyvariar. The game includes a leveling system that upgrades your ship and features enduring fights that fill the screen with thousands of bullets.
A vertically scrolling shoot 'em up, from Treasure that features unique polarity-switching gameplay. It is the spiritual successor to Radiant Silvergun.
CAVE's first shoot-'em-up to use third-party arcade hardware (and their first side-scrolling shoot-'em-up). It is known for its distinct steampunk aesthetic and its "Gunflyer" supporting ship mechanic.
The fourth main installment of the R-Type series, bringing the shoot-'em-up series into 3D while adding multiple ships to choose from and a superweapon system known as the "Delta Weapon".
A Taito shoot-em-up that inspired Border Down on Dreamcast.
A sci-fi horizontal-scrolling shoot 'em up developed for arcades by Aicom that is heavily inspired by the R-Type series. It's also known for its use of pre-rendered 3D graphics.
The official second sequel to Irem's R-Type. The game would use some of the SNES's best graphic features, including Mode 7 graphics.
The second game in the Macross franchise, Scrambled Valkyrie allows players to alternate between three different forms, and is infamous for its Broken English localization.
A sci-fi horizontal shoot 'em up for the Super Nintendo. It is also known as Darius Force in Japan, and is part of Taito's Darius series.
BioMetal is a fast-paced scrolling shooter featuring midi-fied versions of the music of 2 Unlimited, perhaps the greatest techno band of the 90's (absolutely nobody might say).
The Steel Empire rules the skies with an iron (steel) fist, and only the Resistance can bring them down in this horizontal shoot 'em up for the Sega Genesis.
The sequel to Konami's 1988 side-scrolling shooter, putting players back in control of the Blue Thunder and Red Thunder starfighters as they continue their fight against the Mechanikons.
A side-scrolling shoot-'em-up arcade game from Tecmo, featuring a gameplay system where players flip their ship horizontally to attack enemies behind them.
A 1991 animal-themed arcade cute-'em-up from NMK.
An aquatic themed side-scrolling shooter from 1991. It is the first SNES title in the Darius franchise.
A side-scrolling shooter known for its unconventional box art.
A horizontal shoot 'em up and the sequel to the original Darius. Known in Japan as Darius II, it was released in North America under the name Sagaia.
A side scrolling shooter in space, for the Genesis, which features a spaceship that can transform into a mecha.
An arcade side-scrolling shoot-'em-up from Konami, putting two starfighters against ruthless mechanized alien forces.
The first game in the Darius series, this game was released by Taito in 1986.
Scramble is a side-scrolling shooter. The player controls a spaceship across a scrolling terrain, battling obstacles along the way. Scramble is credited with setting the template for most of the side-scrolling shooters that followed its release.
A side scrolling shooter for the FM Towns system. Developed and published by DataWest in 1990, it spawned two sequels for the PC Engine.
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