Ark Area

Ark Area
Developer(s)	UPL
Publisher(s)	UPL
Platform(s)	Arcade
Release	WW: 1987
Genre(s)	Multidirectional shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Ark Area is a scrolling multidirectional shooter released as an arcade video game by UPL in 1987. It is a direct sequel to the 1983 arcade game Nova 2001, which was published by Universal Entertainment in North America.

Gameplay

The player controls the futuristic spacecraft to shoot enemies, collect power-ups, and defeat bosses while advancing through 23 levels. If the players loses one life or more, the game will be over. However, players may continue playing by insrerting credits into the arcade machine.

Ports

The game was re-released for the PlayStation 4 in 2017 and Nintendo Switch in 2023 as part of the Arcade Archives series by the eventual copyright holder of the game, Hamster Corporation. ^[1]

References

1. Romano, Sal (7 September 2016). "Haunted Castle, Thunder Cross, The Ninja Warriors, more coming to PS4 Arcade Archives". Gematsu. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

External links

• Ark Area at Arcade History
• Ark Area at the Killer List of Videogames