| Banshee | |
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| Developer(s) | Core Design |
| Publisher(s) | Core Design |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Amiga CD32 |
| Release | 1994 |
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, two-player |
Banshee is a vertically scrolling shooter released for the Amiga 1200 and Amiga CD32 in 1994 by Core Design. The game was ranked the 39th best Amiga game of all time by Amiga Power in 1996. [1]
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