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

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
Genre(s) Vertically scrolling shooter
Mode(s) Single-player
Arcade system Aleck 64

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth [a] 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. It serves as a direct sequel to Soldier Blade and is part of the Star Soldier series. An arcade version was also released for Seta's Aleck 64, an arcade hardware system similar to the Nintendo 64. [4]

Contents

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 rated Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth 5.0 out of 10, noting that the gameplay was "okay, but has little variety and little innovation." [9] Nintendo Power awarded it 7.2 out of 10, stating, "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]

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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