Final Soldier

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Final Soldier
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Developer Now Production
Publisher Hudson Soft
Platform PC Engine
Release1991
Genre Vertical-scrolling shooter
Mode Single-player

Final Soldier [a] is a 1991 vertical-scrolling shooter video game developed by Now Production and published by Hudson Soft in Japan. It is the third game in the main Star Soldier series, and has been released in Europe for the Wii Virtual Console on May 2, 2008 and in North America on September 8. It was subsequently released for the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan in 2014 and North America in 2017.

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Gameplay

This game features 7 stages to play as well as a 2-minute and 5-minute challenge mode. Unlike the other PC-Engine Star Soldier games, the player chooses at the beginning of the game the exact kind of weapon each color power-up grants.

Development and release

Reception

The Japanese publication Micom BASIC Magazine ranked Final Soldier fifth in popularity in its September 1991 issue, and it received a 21.31/30 score in a 1993 readers' poll conducted by PC Engine Fan , ranking among PC Engine titles at the number 214 spot. [21] [22] The game garnered generally favorable reviews from critics. [6] [8] [13]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: ファイナルソルジャー, Hepburn: Fainaru Sorujā

References

  1. ↑ Knight, Kyle (1998). "Final Soldier [Japanese] - Review". AllGame . All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  2. ↑ Mühl, Ulrich (October 1991). "Konsolen: Großes Finale!". Aktueller Software Markt (in German). Vol. 6, no. 10. Tronic Verlag. p. 122.
  3. ↑ Hermellin, François (September 1991). "PC Engine Review: Final Soldier". Consoles +  [ fr ] (in French). No. 1. Editions Mondiales S.A. pp. 38–39.
  4. ↑ Rand, Paul; Boone, Tim (September 1991). "Review: Final Soldier". Computer and Video Games . No. 118. EMAP. pp. 112–113.
  5. ↑ Whitehead, Dan (May 2, 2008). "Virtual Console Roundup • Page 2: Gradius II, Final Soldier, Columns 3". Eurogamer . Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  6. 1 2 "新作ゲームクロスレビュー: ファイナルソルジャー". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 135. ASCII Corporation. July 12, 1991. (Transcription by Famitsu.com. Archived 2014-08-27 at the Wayback Machine ).
  7. ↑ "Console Connexions: Final Soldier". Games-X . No. 16. Europress. August 8–14, 1991. p. 39.
  8. 1 2 "発売直前 REVIEW: ファイナルソルジャー". Gekkan PC Engine  [ ja ] (in Japanese). Vol. 3, no. 8. Shogakukan. August 1991. p. 128.
  9. ↑ Ladoire, Frank (September 1991). "Console: Final Soldier". Génération 4  [ fr ] (in French). No. 36. Pressimage. pp. 130–131.
  10. ↑ Thomas, Lucas M. (September 9, 2008). "Final Soldier [Virtual Console] Review". IGN . IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  11. ↑ Demoly, Jean-Marc; Huyghues-Lacour, Alain (October 1991). "NEC | Tests: Final Soldier". Joypad  [ fr ] (in French). No. 1. Challenge SARL. pp. 92–93.
  12. ↑ Demoly, Jean-Marc (September 1991). "Consoles News: Final Soldier". Joystick (in French). No. 19. Sipress. p. 158.
  13. 1 2 "新作ソフトお毒味チャート: ファイナルソルジャー". Marukatsu PC Engine  [ ja ] (in Japanese). Vol. 3, no. 8. Kadokawa Shoten. August 1991. p. 144.
  14. ↑ Dillard, Corbie (May 1, 2008). "Final Soldier (Wii Virtual Console / TurboGrafx-16) Review". Nintendo Life . Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  15. ↑ Scamps, Olivier (September 1991). "Tests De Jeux: Final Soldier". Player One  [ fr ] (in French). No. 12. Média Système Édition  [ fr ]. p. 69.
  16. ↑ Gaksch, Martin (September 6, 1991). "Test: Final Soldier". Video Games  [ de ] (in German). No. 3. Markt & Technik. p. 98.
  17. ↑ Calzetta, Giancarlo (December 1991). "Final Soldier". Consolemania  [ it ] (in Italian). Vol. 1, no. 3. Xenia Edizioni. p. 39.
  18. ↑ Lee, Onn (1991). "Games Reviews: Final Soldier". Electric Brain. No. 22. Onn Lee. pp. 28–29.
  19. ↑ Daldry, Jeremy (November 1991). "Import Review: Final Soldier". Game Zone. No. 1. Dennis Publishing. p. 61.
  20. ↑ Forster, Winfried (October 1991). "Videospiele / Tests: Final Soldier". Power Play  [ de ] (in German). No. 43. Markt & Technik. p. 158.
  21. ↑ Matsuyama, Benī (September 1991). "Super Soft Hot Information: PC Engine". Micom BASIC Magazine  [ ja ] (in Japanese). No. 111. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation  [ ja ]. p. 260.
  22. ↑ "PC Engine All Catalog '93 10月号特別付録". PC Engine Fan (in Japanese). Vol. 6, no. 10. Tokuma Shoten. October 1, 1993. p. 90.


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