Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth

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Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth
Starsoldier64.jpg
North American Nintendo 64 cover art
Developer(s) Hudson Soft
Publisher(s) N64
SETA Corporation (Arcade)
Director(s) Kazuo Tsubota
Producer(s) Toshiyuki Takahashi
Yuji Kudo
Designer(s) Mitsuru Nakamura
Programmer(s) Mayumi Murata
Artist(s) Hideki Sōma
Hideki Yamaguchi
Composer(s) Ichirō Shimakura
Series Star Soldier
Platform(s) Arcade, Nintendo 64
ReleaseN64
Arcade
Genre(s) Vertically scrolling shooter
Mode(s) Single-player
Arcade system Aleck 64

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth [lower-alpha 1] is a 1998 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Hudson Soft (Electro Brain for the North American release) for the Nintendo 64, a direct sequel to Soldier Blade and is part of this Star Soldier series. There was also an arcade version released for Seta's Aleck 64, arcade hardware similar to the Nintendo 64. [4]

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Gameplay

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Gameplay screenshot

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth is a science fiction-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game. [5]

Reception

IGN gave Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth 5.0 out of 10 overall stating the gameplay was "okay, but has little variety and little innovation". [9] Nintendo Power gave 7.2/10: "This game is as simple as it gets. If you can see it on the screen, you can shoot it, or it can shoot you. Blast, dodge, collect power-ups. That's it". [22]

W. MacDonald of Hard Drive ranked Star Soldier #96 in its ranking of every N64 game, saying "It’s okay to not always want to dodge and weave your way through a bullet hell. Once in a while, it’s nice to hold down one button and wave an analog stick around for hours. Crack a cold one, do practically nothing, and still feel like you’re absolutely crushing." [23]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: スターソルジャー・バニシングアース, Hepburn: Sutā Sorujā Banishingu Āsu

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