Sega Saturn SHOOTERS part 2

[Atari7800]

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This list is based on an older post and has been completely updated. I think I've got all the "pure" shooter games covered, but there may be some omissions in other categories. Any help with Japanese games, in particular, would be a GREAT help. Everyone was EXTREMELY helpful the last go-round and helped make this list much more complete... Night Striker S and G-Vector were complete surprises to me!

I plan to split the "pure" shooter list into horizontal and vertical categories ASAP.

Check to see if this list is missing anything! Pay particular attention to the QUASI-3D shooters, as I don't know what's out there! Japanese games in particular...



PURE shooters (vertical or horizontal, sprite or polygonal graphics on a 2-D plane)

1942 (Capcom Generations 1)
1943 (Capcom Generations 1)
1943+ (Capcom Generations 1)
Batsugun
Battle Garegga
Blast Wind
Bokan To Ippatsu Doronboo Kanpekiban (aka Time Bokan)
Chariot (Arcade Gears: Wonder 3)
Choaniki (aka Super Big Brother)
Cotton 2
Cotton Boomerang
Darius 2
Darius Gaiden
Defender (Arcades Greatest Hits: Williams)
Defender II (Arcades Greatest Hits: Williams)
Detana Twinbee Yahho! Deluxe Pack
Dezaemon 2 (aka shooter maker, contains 3 complete shooters)
DoDonPachi
DonPachi
Fantasy Zone
Galactic Attack (aka Layer Section)
Game Tengoku (aka The Game Paradise)
Gradius (Gardius Deluxe Pack)
Gradius 2 (Gardius Deluxe Pack)
Gekirindan
Guardian Force
Gun Frontier (Arcade Gears)
Gunbird
Hyper Duel
Image Fight (Image Fight & X-Multiply dual pack)
In The Hunt
Jikkyou Osyaberi Parodius (aka Parodius: Forever With Me)
Keio Yugekitai (aka Keio Flying Squadron 2 in UK, some platform elements)
Kingdom Grand Prix
Konami Antiques MSX Collection***
Kyukyoku Tiger 2 Plus
Layer Section 2
Life Force (Salamander Deluxe Pack)
Metal Black
Mobile Suit Gundam
Mobile Suit Z Gundam
Parodius (aka Parodius Da!) (Gokujyo Parodius-Da! Deluxe Pack)
Parodius 2 (aka Gokujko Parodius) (Gokujyo Parodius-Da! Deluxe Pack)
Planet Joker
Radiant Silvergun
Salamander (Salamander Deluxe Pack)
Salamander 2 (Salamander Deluxe Pack)
Sengoku Blaede
Sexy Parodius
Shienryu
Sinistar (Arcades Greatest Hits: Williams)
Skull Fang
Sol Divide
Sonic Wings Special (remixed and merged versions of Sonic Wings 1,2, and 3)
Soukyugurentai
Star Jacker (Sega Ages Memorial 2)
Steam Hearts
Strikers 1945
Strikers 1945 II
Super Dimensional Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?
Terra Cresta 3-D
Thunderforce 1 (Thunderforce Gold Pack 1)
Thunderforce 2 (Thunderforce Gold Pack 1)
Thunderforce 3 (Thunderforce Gold Pack 1)
Thunderforce 4 (Thunderforce Gold Pack 2)
Thunderforce Arcade (remixed Thunderforce 3) (Thunderforce Gold Pack 2)
Thunderforce V
Vulgas (Capcom Generations 3)
X-Multiply (Image Fight & X-Multiply dual pack)

*** Konami Antiques MSX Collection contains PORTS of classic shooters for the old Japanese MSX computer. They are essentially Saturn ports of MSX ports of arcade games. Gradius, Gradius 2, Salamander, and Parodius 1 appear in arcade-perfect form on other Saturn compilations.

Gofers Ambition
Gradius
Gradius 2
Salamander
Parodius
Time Pilot
Sky Jaguar
Super Cobra




QUASI-3D SHOOTERS (with limited movement)

Afterburner II (on US Sega Ages CD or Japanese stand-alone disk)
Galaxy Force II
Night Striker S
Sky Target
Solar Eclipse
Space Harrier (on US Sega Ages CD or Japanese stand-alone disk)




FULL 3-D SHOOTERS

Black Dawn
Black Fire
Darklight Conflict
G-Vector
Independence Day
Shockwave Assault
Star Fighter
Stellar Assault SS
Thunderstrike 2
Tunnel B1
Wing Arms




MECH 3-D SHOOTERS

A.M.O.K.
Bulk Slash
Ghen War
Gun Griffon
Gun Griffon 2
Krazy Ivan
Mechwarrior 2
Mobile Suit Gundam Gaiden #1
Mobile Suit Gundam Gaiden #2
Mobile Suit Gundam Gaiden #3
Robotica
Virtua On: Cyber Troopers (quasi shooter/fighter)
Virtua On: Cyber Troopers Netlink Edition (quasi shooter/fighter)




FIRST-PERSON SHOOTERS (Generally Ground Based)

Alien Trilogy
Battlezone (Arcades Greatest Hits: Atari)
Battlesport
Congo The Movie: The Lost City Of Zinj
Doom
Duke Nukem 3D
Enemy Zero (graphic adventure with FPS segments)
Hexen
Machine Head
Magic Carpet
Powerslave
Quake
Shellshock
Space Hulk: Vengence Of The Blood Angels




CLASSIC SHOOTERS (generally one screen, no scrolling)

Asteroids (Arcades Greatest Hits: Atari)
Centipede (Arcades Greatest Hits: Atari)
Missile Command (Arcades Greatest Hits: Atari)
Robotron (Arcades Greatest Hits: Midway)
Space Invaders
Tempest (Arcades Greatest Hits: Atari)
Tempest 2000




QUASI-SHOOTERS (many can be viewed as platform, action, or combat/racing games, but they are more firepower-intensive than most. The inclusion of some of these games may be questionable.)

Assault Suit Leynos 2
Burning Rangers
Chaos Control Remix
Commando (Capcom Generations 4)
Contra: Legacy of War
Crime Wave
Crusader: No Remorse
Gunsmoke (Capcom Generations 4)
Loaded
Mass Destruction
Mercs (Capcom Generations 4)
Metal Slug
Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Prikura Daisakusen
Soviet Strike
Steamgear Mash
Tukai Slot Shooting
Vatlva
Wolf Fang SS

[Atari7800]

bump ;)

[Mr Mort]

Thunderforce V is my favorite shooter of all time. That game IMO is harmony in motion. The soundtrack brings a tear to my eye. The control is nice and tight, the bosses are wild, the stages are nice, the power-up system is intuitive, and the graphics are out of this world.

Powerslave is probably the nicest FPS in the 32-bit era. The lighting effects were amazing, the mood was always tense, the egypt theme works very well, the gameplay is top-notch.

Sorry, I love those 2 games, just thought I'd throw that out there.

[Atari7800]

I just got Blast Wind in the mail today... It's not as great as I'd hoped, but it's still a fun game. I think my favorite Saturn shooter is a toss-up between Radiant Silvergun and Battle Garegga.

[Arqueologia_Digital]

Hey, you forgot Area 51

[Kid Ice]

I don't see Darklight Conflict (3D space shooter)

the kid

[Atari7800]

You're right! I totally left out Darklight Conflict! I'll add it to the list.

As far as Area 51 goes, your notice that I also left out its sequel Maximum Force as well as every gun shooter game for the Saturn including the Vitua Cop games, House of the Dead, Crypt Killer, Death Crimson, Corpse Killer, and every other gun shooter. I think they are a totally different experience, shooting or not.

[Atari7800]

i'm getting close to having a complete collection of Saturn shooters... a few thoughts...

I just got Gun Frontier: Arcade Gears off Ebay, based on an old Taito coin-op with a western/spaceship theme. I have to admit it's not so great.

here's a link to a review...

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~bevhome/gunfrev.htm