Sōkyūgurentai

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Description

Soukyugurentai is a top-down shooter using an elaborate combination of pre-rendered and real-time 3D graphics as well as 2D pixel art.
The player is given a choice to control one of the three fighter ships of the JIN-SET Corporation Self-Defense Corps, all with strangely fish-themed names - S.O.Q. 004 Swordfish, S.O.Q. 010 Mackerel,and S.O.Q. 025 Scallop. Each ship comes with a unique, upgradable weapon system - Swordfish uses an all-around average rapid fire gun, Mackerel fires a weak laser and homing missiles, while Scallop obliterates foes with a narrowly-focused rail gun and a sub-cannon that fires in a direction opposite to the ship's motion. In addition to the primary weapons each ship carries a lock-on laser, activated by holding down the fire button.

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Alternate Titles

• "蒼穹紅蓮隊" -- Japanese Spelling
• "Terra Diver" -- Planned US and European title.

Part of the Following Group

• Arcade Hits series

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Critic Reviews

The Video Game Critic	SEGA Saturn	Sep 19, 2009	A	100
Retro Gamer	SEGA Saturn	Mar 30, 2006	93 out of 100	93
Jeuxvideo.com	SEGA Saturn	Nov 06, 2016	18 out of 20	90
neXGam	SEGA Saturn	2004	8.8 out of 10	88
GameSpot	SEGA Saturn	May 20, 1998	8.2 out of 10	82
Defunct Games	SEGA Saturn	Sep 15, 2007	80 out of 100	80

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Overseas release

Sōkyūgurentai was localized as Terra Diver for release outside Japan. While it's not clear whether any overseas release actually happened, Japanese cartridges have a label with both titles and the game boots up in English as Terra Diver in overseas ST-V cabinets. The original Saturn version has a partially-complete localization as Terra Diver which is enabled when the game is booted on a non-Japanese Saturn; that translation was removed in the Otokuyō rerelease later in the same year. (Source: TCRF.)