Hellfire

December 31, 1989 Toaplan Masaya, Seismic, Tec Toy, Taito
Shooter Arcade
Arcade Linux Genesis/MegaDrive PC Mac
About

In the year 2998, humanity has finally reached the stars, and was able to build a prosperous, peaceful society. However, a space matter known as the Black Nebula began to spread, threatening to engulf the galaxies controlled by humans. It turned out that a robotic dictator named Super Mech was behind this occurrence. The Earth sends Captain Lancer, a skillful pilot navigating the powerful CNCS1 aircraft, equipped with the most powerful weapon: the Hellfire...
This is a horizontal space shooter, with the traditional premise of a lone pilot traversing hostile areas and out-manoeuvring and/or destroying quick and numerous enemies.
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Game Info

Release Date December 31, 1989
Developer Toaplan
Publisher Masaya, Seismic, Tec Toy, Taito
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective Side view
Themes Action
Hellfire

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