Viewpoint

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Description

Viewpoint is a top-down orthographic perspective game in the tradition of Zaxxon. The PlayStation and Saturn versions feature 3D rendered graphics with texture maps, unlike the other versions which primarily feature shaded polygons.

One or two players (in hot-seat or cooperative mode) control a spaceship equipped with a laser cannon which can be charged (by holding the shooting button down) for a stronger blast. Besides the main weapon, three special weapons are available: a wall of fire which wipes the screen up in a wave, a nova-like blast and a circle of spherical-green homing missiles.

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Alternate Titles

• "ビューポイント" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Group

• Genre: Scrolling shoot 'em up

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Critic Reviews

GameFan Magazine	Neo Geo	Dec, 1992	99.25 out of 100	99
Play Time	Neo Geo	Jun, 1993	89 out of 100	89
GameFan Magazine	Genesis	Dec, 1994	84 out of 100	84
All Game Guide	Arcade	1998		80
All Game Guide	Neo Geo	1998		80
Video Games	PlayStation	Jan, 1996	70 out of 100	70
Video Games	Genesis	Mar, 1995	70 out of 100	70
Game Players	PlayStation	Feb, 1996	64 out of 100	64
HonestGamers	Neo Geo	Feb 17, 2004	5 out of 10	50
All Game Guide	Genesis	1998		40

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Trivia

81560

If you continue the game for long enough without dying, certain enemies will release a pickup that gives an increasing amount of points each time one is collected. The highest value possible is 81560, which it not an arbitrary number; reading "8156" a certain way in Japanese would result in E-I-KO-MU, or "Aicom", which is the name of the Sammy studio that developed the game. This number also turns up in Blazing Star, another shooter produced by Aicom.

Saturn version

A SEGA Saturn version was in development, but was ultimately cancelled.

Awards

• GameFan
  • 1994 (Vol. 3, Iss.1) - Best Genesis Shooter of the Year

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