Star Soldier (USA)
Star Soldier (スターソルジャー) is a series of shoot 'em up video games mainly developed by Hudson Soft.
The first game, named Star Soldier, appeared on the MSX and NES in 1986, and the series has continued on various gaming systems. Star Soldier itself has received enhanced remakes for both the GameCube and PlayStation 2 in 2003, and a different remake for the PlayStation Portable in 2005, while the latest installment of the series was released on the Wii as a WiiWare game in 2008. In addition, Super Star Soldier, Final Soldier, Soldier Blade and Star Parodier have been re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console and on the Japanese PC Engine's Best Collection lineup for the PSP.
The Star Soldier games are best known for their distinctive music, unique weapon power-ups, and a special time attack high score mode called "Caravan Mode".
The first game, named Star Soldier, appeared on the MSX and NES in 1986, and the series has continued on various gaming systems. Star Soldier itself has received enhanced remakes for both the GameCube and PlayStation 2 in 2003, and a different remake for the PlayStation Portable in 2005, while the latest installment of the series was released on the Wii as a WiiWare game in 2008. In addition, Super Star Soldier, Final Soldier, Soldier Blade and Star Parodier have been re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console and on the Japanese PC Engine's Best Collection lineup for the PSP.
The Star Soldier games are best known for their distinctive music, unique weapon power-ups, and a special time attack high score mode called "Caravan Mode".
Technical
CPU
- maincpu N2A03 (@ 1 Mhz)
Chipset
- N2A03 (@ 1 Mhz)
Display
- Orientation Yoko
- Resolution 255 x 240
- Frequency 60.098 Hz
Controlers
- Number of players 4
- Number of buttons 2
- Kind of controler
- triplejoy (8 ways)
- triplejoy (8 ways)
- triplejoy (8 ways)
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Clones of Star Soldier (USA)
Games
- 1986: Star Soldier - MSX, Famicom/NES
- 1990: Super Star Soldier - TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
- 1991: Final Soldier - TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
- 1992: Soldier Blade - TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
- 1992: Star Parodier - TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
- 1998: Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth - Nintendo 64
- 2003: Star Soldier - GameCube, PS2
- 2005: Star Soldier - PSP
- 2008: Star Soldier R - Wii (WiiWare)
Compilations
- 2008: PC Engine Best Collection: Soldier Collection - PSP