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Eggconsole Silpheed PC-8801mkIISR (2023)

Eggconsole Silpheed PC-8801mkIISR cover
Publisher
D4 Enterprise
Platforms
Nintendo Switch
Genres
Shooter
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

A fast-paced retro arcade shooter where you pilot a fighter through scrolling 3D space, blasting waves of enemies while collecting power-ups.

vertical scrolling1980s shooterfast pacedretroarcade feelvehicle combatpower up progression

About

The best 3D shooter game of the 80's. Drive the Silpheed fighter jet and crush the ambitions of the Xacalite who have sacked Gloire. "SILPHEED" is a vertical scrolling 3D shooter game released by Gamearts in 1986. The player boards the air fighter SA-08 Silpheed and sets out to crush the insurgency. The game consists of a total of 20 areas, including outer space, inside the base, and above the planet, and players advance while destroying enemies who fly in one after another. Silpheed can be powered up by collecting items placed in each area, and weapons are added according to the score. At the end of each area, players will be confronted by large enemies with unique attack methods, such as attacking with ring lasers or reflecting our lasers.

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Screenshots

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