Argus

aka: Arcade Archives: Argus

Moby ID: 14505

Released

January 1986 on Arcade

Credits

3 people

Releases by Date (by platform)

Publishers

Developers

Nihon Micom Kaihatsu

Moby Score: n/a
Critics: 40% (1)
Players: (8)
Collected By: 11 players

Genre: Action
Perspective: Side view
Top-down
Visual: 2D scrolling
Gameplay: Arcade
Shooter
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic

Arcade Specs

Input Devices Supported/Optional: 2 buttons
Multiplayer Options: Hot Seat
Number of Offline Players: 1-2 Players

See Also

Argus (2017 on Commodore 64)

Description official descriptions

Argus is a standard vertical shooting game like Raptor: Call of the Shadows or Tyrian; this game bears a strong resemblance to Terra Cresta, an arcade game. There is no story, this game is a straight arcade-action shooter.

The game scrolls upward as waves of enemies attempt to impede your progress, shooting slow and fast moving bullets at your ship. Armed with air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles, blast your way forward while looking for bonuses. Crudely drawn buildings must be shot or avoided since it is possible to crash into them. While moving forward the game allows your ship to move as far left or right as necessary. Finally, at the end of each level you will have to destroy a large enemy.

Spellings

アーガス - Japanese spelling
アーケードアーカイブスアーガス - Japanese PS4 / Switch spelling

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Credits (Arcade version)

Software and All Songs, Effect Design and Produce By	Shinichi Sakamoto (Cheabow)
1986	NMK Limited
Presented by	Jaleco

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 40% (based on 1 ratings)

Players

Average score: 2.7 out of 5 (based on 8 ratings with 0 reviews)

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MobyGames ID: 14505

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by jlebel.

PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch added by Rik Hideto. Arcade added by Alaka.

Additional contributors: Игги Друге, Rik Hideto.

Game added August 23, 2004. Last modified September 8, 2023.