Not exact matches
Bounty hunter Billy Bob travels the Old West in order to bring to justice the
most ruthless criminals in the overhead
scrolling shooter Gun.Smoke.
Basically, it sounds like Dirge has a chance of realizing his dream to make «the
most unique and entertaining side
scroller shooter ever.»
One of the
most prolific genres of the retro - inspired game are games based on Contra, the classic side
scrolling, bullet - hell
shooter from Konami.
Aegis Wing is a quite simple ¿ 1/2 ¿ 1/2 ¿ 1/2 ¿ 1/2 ¿ 1/2 ¿ 1/2 ¿ 1/2 but terribly addictive - side - view
scrolling shooter that takes place in the year 2105 over the crimson skies of one of the
most significant Jupiter's moons, Europa.
Game quality improved over time,
most notably with Vanguard (1981), a side -
scrolling space
shooter that many people consider the precursor to modern classics such as Gradius and R - Type.
Fantasy Zone II is a side -
scrolling shooter in which you can pilot your Opa - Opa in all four directions at will, like with
most shmups.
The game is a
scrolling flight based
shooter which I remember
most fondly for the superb voice - acting employed throughout.
Compared to the bombastic soundtrack of
most other side
scrolling shooters, Kolibri is a unique and wholly different beast.
Things started to change in March 1986, when SEGA, in an attempt to compete with Konami's Gradius (the
most popular space side
scroll shooter at the time in Japan) twisted things on its own take on the genre adding color and cuteness (setting it in the same universe as their arcade hit Space Harrier) with Fantasy Zone.