| Front Cover |
Game Details |
Screen Shot |
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| Platform |
Mega Drive (Genesis) |
| Genre |
Shooter |
| Publisher |
Sega of America, Inc. |
| Developer |
Treasure |
| Language |
English |
| Release Date |
1993 |
| Audience Rating |
General Audiences |
| Links |
All Game Guide
Classic Gaming
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| Personal Details |
| My Rating |
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| Index |
84 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Original |
Yes |
| Completed |
No |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
Cartridge |
| Devices |
Gamepad
Joystick |
| Nr of Disks |
1 |
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Description
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Gunstar Heroes was released in 1993 for the 16-bit Sega Genesis/Megadrive console system. Created by the Japanese development house Treasure, it is a side scrolling platform shooter similar to Contra or Metal Slug.
Well doesn't that just about describe just about every 16-bit game that came out in the early 1990's? Sure, but Gunstar Heroes is different. This site is devoted to the Game Gunstar Heroes and it's development house because Treasure has a long history of making insanely fun and playable action games.
Gunstar Heroes is perhaps their crowning achievement. Although not exactly the most popular Genesis game, Gunstar Heroes is one of the defining games of it's genre and Treasure's first game ever.
There are many elements that make Gunstar Heroes a special game. The weapons system is innovative, and gives the player the ability to adapt to many different situations. The play control is extremely responsive and fun allowing the player to make high jumps while blasting enemies in all directions. Perhaps most impressive of all is the art direction and technical achievements Treasure managed to cram into that small black Genesis cart. Like most every Treasure game the bosses are huge, made of dozens of independent sprites, all of which move, jiggle, and rotate. The animation is so advanced that it wouldn't be a stretch to compare Gunstar Heroes (a Genesis game) to the Neo Geo games of the era like Metal Slug or Shock Troopers
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Notes
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| Requires NTSC Adapter |
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