The basic gameplay is simple: progress through the levels in the spacecraft, collecting powerups and protecting the spacecraft from destruction. The game has very obvious similarities in design and gameplay to R-Type. It is actually believed that some ex-Irem employees left the company to join Aicom, which used to be a subcontractor for various coin-op manufacturers like Jaleco or SNK.
Despite the familiarities, Pulstar is not without innovations. There is the option of using the weapon power bar, which consists of two halves. The right-hand side of the bar turns blue when the fire button is depressed. When fully charged the ship delivers a devastating emission of energy. The left-hand side turns red when it is continually pressed, shooting out a barrage of smaller, rapid blasts.
The in-game visuals are mostly pre-rendered 3D graphics, which gives the interactive elements a far more realistic appearance. Great care was taken to really place the player into the world of the game, with cinematic style cut scenes an
Dokidoki Vacation tells the story of a Japanese teenager called Junichi. High school is over, the summer vacation has begun. But due to the young man's uneasy relationship with his family and other circumstances, he cannot afford the vacation he was hoping for. So Junichi decides to find a job. He starts working in a book store, and soon realizes that feelings develop between him and Megumi, a girl who works in the same place. But what about the classmate Junichi was in love with before?..
Released in Japan
You are Kid, the key member of the investigative AMC army, leading five of your comrades in the armored Space Griffon VF9. It is up to you to discover what has happened to the moon’s largest structure...Hamlet. Use the Triformula mechanical armor to battle through the various missions to determine the destructive cause of the... Hamlet.
Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon are at their Manhattan hideout plotting their next caper, when suddenly a large masked man bursts in. The man is escorted by a woman who proceeds to tell Lupin and the others that Fujiko has been kidnapped and is being held prisoner at one of the skyscrapers downtown. In order to get her back they must find the fountain of youth. When the two leave, Lupin decides to go and rescue Fujiko himself and sets off to save her. When arrives he discovers that the building is crawling with police, all under the command of Zenigata... so Lupin must enter through the building's ventilation to find Fujiko.
Deep beneath the South Pole permafrost, a crazed scientist has unearthed an ancient DNA code, dormant for over 2,000,000,000 years. Is this the discovery of the "ultimate evolution"? Or does he now hold the damnation of mankind in his grasp? Only YOU can stop him.
* A REAL-TIME shooter where minutes are too long, hours not enough! In-future-tense!
* Amazing 1st person view. You ARE a one-man assault squad.
* An arsenal of weapons, ammunition and armor. Have you been doing your push-ups?
* Robot assassins with even more advanced A.I. than the military's most powerful computers.
* Secret rooms and strategy-oriented challenge where seconds count!
Sylvan Tale follows the typical action-adventure game formula: The player controls a character who must solve puzzles, fight enemies, and talk to non-player characters in order to acquire special powers and items that will allow him to unlock new areas of the game world and solve the puzzles within. While the player may revisit areas, the game progresses in an essentially linear fashion, as each area can only be accessed if Zetts(the player character) has acquired a specific item or ability from the previous area.
Released just 5 weeks after "Final Bout" and due to difficulty criticism, Human's "Easy Type" sadly removed the Wrestler Edit feature altogether but did bring the 8 legendary wrestler unlocked from the start. The timing on the grapples was far more forgiving, make the game much easier to play against the CPU. A curious update but there is a lack of the Wrestler Edit mode.
Man and demon wage war with one-on-one fights in the 1-on-1 fighting game Galaxy Fight. Eight of the universe's greatest fighters enter into combat for the fate of the galaxy. Success brings great acclaim to the victor. Failure brings death.
Once every 1000 years, a being of divine power takes physical form somewhere in the galaxy. This time, he has taken form on the planet Danius. This being, who refers to itself as "Felden Crayce" is being sought out by fighters across the galaxy to challenge and defeat. Each of these eight warriors have their each with their own reasons for seeking out and fighting this being -- some wish to challenge Felden for pride or fame, some wish to protect their home lands from Felden, and some refuse to explain their reasons until they meet this great force themselves. These eight fighters all have unique abilities and strengths, but only one can be the final victor!
A racing game for the PlayStation released in 1995. Supposedly, the 3D graphics were composed entirely of stock textures from the system's development kit, and the sounds all recorded from a Casio keyboard.