Description
The entire solar system is being attacked by the vicious Gyrusians, and it's up to you to save the day! You will need to fly your spaceship to each of the nine planets and then clear three stages of enemies to rid that planet of the Gyrusians. You start the game with a single canon, and can gain a double canon after shooting a power up satelite. After clearing each planet, there is another bonus stage where additional weapons and bonus points can be collected. Gyruss is an arcade action shooter, however instead of piloting your spaceship horizontally or vertically, you move in a circle around the perimeter of the screen. The NES version of Gyruss adds to the original arcade version additional music, additional weapons, new enemies, and a large boss at the end of each level.
User Reviews
The Press Says
| The Video Game Critic |
Atari 2600 |
Dec 19, 2003 |
B |
75 |
| GameSpot |
Xbox 360 |
Apr 24, 2007 |
6.3 out of 10 |
63 |
| The Video Game Critic |
ColecoVision |
Nov 21, 2003 |
C |
50 |
| IGN |
Xbox 360 |
Apr 20, 2007 |
4.8 out of 10 |
48 |
| Digital Press - Classic Video Games |
Xbox 360 |
May 30, 2007 |
4 out of 10 |
40 |
| Video Game Talk |
Xbox 360 |
Oct 02, 2007 |
  |
40 |
| Netjak |
Xbox 360 |
May 13, 2007 |
3.8 out of 10 |
38 |
| Gamer.nl |
Xbox 360 |
Apr 24, 2007 |
3 out of 10 |
30 |
| The Video Game Critic |
NES |
Sep 08, 2007 |
D |
25 |
| The Video Game Critic |
Atari 5200 |
Jul 19, 2007 |
F |
0 |
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Trivia
The theme music for this game is about 300 years old. While not a complete arrangement of the piece, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor was written by J.S. Bach. The electronic drums are introduced for a more contemporary touch.
