Vanark (1999)
- Developer
- Bit Town
- Publisher
- Asmik Ace, Jaleco
- Platforms
- PlayStation
- Genres
- Shooter
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A brisk, on-rails sci-fi shooting gallery that keeps the action coming without much room to breathe.
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About
Vanark is, at its core, a shooter. Sure, it's a 3D shooter "on rails" in the grand tradition of Star Fox or the Saturn's Panzer Dragoon series, but the difference here, is that it's the PlayStation's first great example of one. It's a tried-and-true method of laying on the action, and while there were plenty of opportunities for Asmik to screw up the formula, but luckily, they never really dropped the ball, at least not when it came to the shooter parts.
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Puffy no P.S. I Love You (1999)- More like this game, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
