A shoot'em up game.

Listen carefully, for this is a matter of life and death. An incredible medical journey is about to begin. You and your submarine are to be reduced to microscopic proportions and injected into the blood stream of a critically ill patient. Your mission is to navigate through a narrow network of veins and destroy a life threatening blood clot located near the patient's brain. Defense Cells, Bacteria, Antibodies and Enzymes are only a few of the strange obstacles you will find along the way. Prepare yourself for one Fantastic Journey!

Get your groove on! In this strange but addictive overhead shooter, you must do battle against hordes of enemy spaceships and giant motherships in order to rescue the hostages. Features colorful graphics & awesome special effects, an ultra-cool 70's style soundtrack, plenty of options to customize your very own space fighter and the tried & true gameplay from Atlus/Cave (which means LOTS of bullets to dodge!). Fans of excellent overhead shooters, as well as 70's music freaks should not miss on this party!

An early shoot'em up game.

Taiyou no Yuusha Fighbird GB is a Shoot-'Em-Up game, developed by Biox and published by Irem, which was released in Japan in 1991.

A vertically scrolling shoot'em up game.

The player controls his fighting plane 'Falcon' and fights against enemies in each round of grassy plain, iceberg, glacier, snowfield and city. His final aim is to shoot down the enemy's snowfield newest bomber 'Dragon Hat'.

Final Blaster is a vertical-scrolling shooter by Namco. The player is on a mission to save the Earth against a swam of alien invaders - on board the Blaster Mark-II Phoenix, a powerful winged space fighter, he must battle through seven stages, from the surface of the moon and progressing later to space and to planet Bosconian, the alien's main stronghold. The ship comes equipped with a standard Vulcan blaster gun and red power-pods can be collected along to way to increase its fire power. It also has secondary weapon-pods at its disposal - blue pods can be picked up and give additional upgrades to the ship, such as laser rings or laser beams. But the space fighter has a powerful secret weapon - holding down the fire button for a short amount of time slowly builds up energy around the ship, and eventually focuses it into a raging firebird, melting down everything that lays on its path. This accumulated power can also be unleashed in a destructive flash of energy, causing damage to all enemies on the screen. But there is a catch, and this particular maneuver also melts down the secondary options collected by the ship. Another unique feature of Final Blaster is the 'dynamic scrolling' - the playfield is larger than the screen, so moving up and down actually slows down or speeds up the scrolling. Finally, the game adjusts the difficulty level according to the player's progress - at the end of each stage, a difficulty meter shows how difficult the next stage is (from a scale of 1 to 4). The better the player's performance, the more difficult Final Blaster becomes.

Final Soldier is a vertical shooter by Hudson Soft and is the second installment of the Star Soldier saga to be released for the PC Engine system. The Earth is under attack from hostile inter-dimensional aliens and it is the player's responsibility to stop the impending invasion. Unlike other games in the Star Soldier series, the player is given the opportunity to customize his weaponry before springing into action. The different weapons settings can be changed by visiting the setup menu at the beginning of the game. Four main weapons are available throughout the game - a Vulcan Gun (V), Laser (L), Flame-Thrower (F) and E-Beam (E). The player can switch from one to the other by collecting colored pods and picking up the same color again increases the strength and range of the active weapon. Secondary missiles are also available. But the core of the gameplay is built around special flying pods that follow the ship around and add to its firepower - these pods can be released in desperate situations to unleash devastating explosions. The game features seven long stages with mid-level and end-level bosses. Because of the nature of the game (see the info section), Final Soldier also features a two and five minutes score attack modes.

Final Soldier was part of the Caravan Festival organized by Hudson Soft in 1991 and a limited edition of the game exists (picture on the left). This Special Version comes as a single HuCard and offers short Time Attack modes in the Caravan Festival tradition. The card is extremely hard to find and can fetch high prices. (See Star Soldier for more information about the Caravan Festival).

A sequel to Tehkan's 1984 shoot-em-up classic, "Star Force", featuring improved graphics and sound and a new weapons power-up system. The player's ship is equipped with three smart bombs and the fire button can be held down for rapid fire. At regular intervals, a red ship will appear which will release a power-up capsule; the three power-ups available are as follows :
* A-Pulsator :
Fire : Thunder + Homing
Bomb : S-Bomb
* B-Pulsator :
Fire : Wide Shot + Missile
Bomb : M-Bomb
* C-Pulsator :
Fire : Spraygun + Synch-Fire
Bomb : T-Bomb

You control a jet shooter and fly through several different states in America shooting different enemies.

Bug: Sound is horrible.

A vertically scrolling shooter.

A vertical scrolling jet shoot them up, featuring both single & co-operative gameplay as well as a myriad of power ups. The players get to choose from 5 different jets each with it's own unique attributes & weapons. By collecting varies power ups during the missions the player's jet with be transformed into a stronger, more powerful version.

A 1943 Kai clone for the MegaDrive. Adequate, but uninspiring.

A vertically scrolling shoot 'em up from Toaplan.

Firepower 2000 is a unique vertical scroller in that players can select one of two attack vehicles, a jeep or a helicopter. The jeep is slow and vulnerable to the many ground-based attacks, but it can fire in all directions. The helicopter can only fire forward, but it is quick and can travel safely over the surface enemies. The most enjoyable route is the two-player simultaneous mode, which lets one player control the jeep while the other player controls the helicopter. With no continues and no save feature, defeating the game's six levels is a formidable challenge. Thankfully, there are some nice power-ups (such as flame and lasers), and the graphics are crisp and clear, making it easy to keep track of things, even when the action is hot and heavy. As a bonus, there's no discernable slowdown.

A vertical shoot'em up that is set in outer space. Eliminate attacking flowers and a variety of end-bosses. Shoot daisy-chains and comets for power-up items.

Hi Sho Zame is a vertically-scrolling shoot-em-up in which the player pilots a bi-plane and must destroy enemy land, air, and naval craft across a variety of environments.

Some enemy aircraft waves produce bonuses when shot down, such as weapon power-ups, point bonuses, and extra lives. Each stage begins and ends with an airport runway and every time the player lands on a runway at the completion of a stage, the amount of remaining player bombs are multiplied by 3000 points per bomb and added to the player's score. All bombs are replenished for the start of the next stage.

A vertically scrolling shoot-em-up.

Formation Armed F is a vertical shooter by Big Don and the adaptation of Nichibutsu's arcade game originally released in 1988. The player takes control of a red spacecraft called the Vowger and fights his way through several stages made up of all kind of organic components. Tentaculous eye-balls and all sort of armed shellfish try to stop the player in his progression. To help the Vowger fulfill its mission, special power-ups can be retrieved from flying pods scattered around the game. They deliver basic upgrades such as speed-ups and, more interestingly, new weaponry. The list is actually quite large and includes side-bombs, laser-beams, homing-missiles and other colorful and flashy disc-beams. These power-ups vary throughout the game and each stage features its own set of weapons. Special flying orbs can be collected and have the ability to stay close to the ship to protect it. The second attack button can send them fly in formation for a short amount of time (hence the title of the game).

Front Line is Taito America Corporation's action war game. Traveling through enemy territory the player must accomplish the ultimate mission or meet a violent end : capture the enemy fort and win total victory.

The journey begins slowly with the player armed with a gun (special Gun Control) and hand grenades. Quickly he becomes a target for enemy soldiers who also have guns and grenades. Moving faster, he races past trees that hide the enemy who now unleash an ambush barrage of bullets and bombs. Even the ground he races over has been booby-trapped with land mines.

If the player successfully makes it through this deadly obstacle course, he meets an even greater challenge... the enemy is attacking with tanks! His gun now useless, the player can stand and fight with grenades or leap into his own tank (special Tank button) and counter attack.

The battle rages on all fronts as the player fights for his life, racing for cover behind brick walls while outrunning grenades thrown by soldiers in fox holes. It's all-out war when the player jumps from his tank into a larger one with greater firepower.

Now comes the final test of victory as the enemy's fort looms in sight. The player must leap from the tank and run through a hail of bullets to throw one final grenade. The white flag heralds total victory!

Your star ship is alive - a metamorphic creature that can transform from a huge flying insect into a metallic destroyer.

Penetrate squadron after squadron of bizarre alien fortifications! March onward to a final confrontation against an all powerful enemy.

A early vertically scrolling shoot 'em up.