Stargunner (DOS)

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Description

Stargunner is a 2D (with pre-rendered 3D graphics) side-scrolling shoot'em up game, with many elements similar to Raptor: Call of the Shadows. The action takes place in the far future. The player controls a space ship, flies straightforward to the right and shoots various enemies (including end-level bosses). Between missions, the player can visit the shop to buy new equipment in exchange for collected money. The game has three difficulty settings and four types of missions.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Genre: Scrolling shoot 'em up
• Visual technique / style: Digitized sprites

User Reviews

One of the best side-scrollers ever!

Archagon (113)

Critic Reviews

Freegame.cz	Jul 07, 2005	82 out of 100	82
PC Gamer	Jun, 1997	80 out of 100	80
Plné Hry	Jul 08, 2005	80 out of 100	80
PC Player (Germany)	Jul, 1997		80
Computer Games Magazine	1997		70
PC Joker	Mar, 1997	65 out of 100	65
GameSpot	Mar 19, 1997	4.8 out of 10	48
Power Play	Mar, 1997	45 out of 100	45

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Trivia

Stargunner was originally supposed to be an Amiga game with a PC conversion supposed to follow, but the PC version soon overtook and led development, and the Amiga version was eventually dropped. Most of the art was actually developed on an Amiga using Deluxe Paint.

Related Web Sites

• 3D Realms Site: Stargunner (3D Realms Legacy Site: Stargunner (Official legacy game site))
• Official Stargunner Site (3D Realms' official Stargunner site with freeware download.)