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Starblade (1991 game)

Starblade is a 1991 rail shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. Controlling the starfighter FX-01 "GeoSword" from a first-person perspective, the player is tasked with eliminating the Unknown Intelligent Mechanized Species (UIMS) before they wipe out Earth. Gameplay involves controlling a crosshair with a flight yoke stick and…

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Genre
Rail shooter
Publisher
Namco
Arcade system
Namco System 21
Composer
Shinji Hosoe
Developer
Namco[a]
Director
Hajime Nakatani

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Starblade (1991 game)

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Avg. degree1.96
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Starblade (1991 game)

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Release · 11
Starblade (1991 game) → Arcade.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output…, EU: 1991, EU: February 1996[citation needed], JP/NA: September 1991, JP: December 16, 1994, JP: March 31, 1995, JP: October 28, 1994, NA: April 27, 1996, NA: December 15, 1994[citation needed], NA: September 1994, PAL: December 1994
Arcade system · 1
Starblade (1991 game) → Namco System 21
Composer · 1
Starblade (1991 game) → Shinji Hosoe
Developer · 1
Starblade (1991 game) → Namco[a]
Director · 1
Starblade (1991 game) → Hajime Nakatani
Genre · 1
Starblade (1991 game) → Rail shooter
Mode · 1
Starblade (1991 game) → Single-player
Platforms · 1
Starblade (1991 game) → Arcade, Sega CD, 3DO, PlayStation, mobile phone
Publisher · 1
Starblade (1991 game) → Namco

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Starblade (1991 game)Arcade systemNamco System 211.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)ComposerShinji Hosoe1.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)DeveloperNamco[a]1.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)DirectorHajime Nakatani1.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)GenreRail shooter1.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)ModeSingle-player1.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)PlatformsArcade, Sega CD, 3DO, PlayStation, mobile phone1.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)PublisherNamco1.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)ReleaseArcade.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output…1.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)ReleaseJP/NA: September 19911.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)ReleaseEU: 19911.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)ReleaseNA: September 19941.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)ReleaseJP: October 28, 19941.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)ReleasePAL: December 19941.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)ReleaseNA: December 15, 1994[citation needed]1.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)ReleaseJP: December 16, 19941.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)ReleaseJP: March 31, 19951.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)ReleaseEU: February 1996[citation needed]1.00infobox
Starblade (1991 game)ReleaseNA: April 27, 19961.00infobox

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