Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth (1998)

Developer: Hudson Soft
Publisher: Hudson Soft, Electro Brain, SETA Corporation
Platforms: Arcade, Nintendo 64
Genres: Shooter
Rating: 3.1 of 5, 5 player ratings

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How it feels

Pilot a lone fighter craft against an alien armada in a high-energy vertical shoot 'em up.

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About

In the year 2098 mankind had been critically attacked by a military force from Zeograd, a hostile planet in a far off galaxy. Commander Parker Deehan of Special Interception Airforce (SIA) decided to deploy and pilot the F98 Star Soldier fighter craft into the front line of battle against Zeograd. Losing the battle meant the extinction of mankind and the total annihilation of Earth!

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