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'''StarBlade''' (スターブレード) is a [[shoot 'em up]] [[arcade game]] that was released by [[Namco]] in [[1991]]. It was later ported to the [[Sega CD]] in [[1994]]. It was later available on the [[3DO]] in [[1995]]. It was also released on the [[PlayStation]] as ''StarBlade Alpha'' in [[1996]].
'''StarBlade''' (スターブレード) is a [[shoot 'em up]] [[arcade game]] that was released by [[Namco]] in [[1991]] only in [[Japan]]. It was later ported to the [[Sega CD]] in [[1994]]. It was later available on the [[3DO]] in [[1995]]. It was also released on the [[PlayStation]] as ''StarBlade Alpha'' in [[1996]].


==Arcade==
==Arcade==

Revision as of 14:13, 23 March 2007

StarBlade
Developer(s)Namco
Publisher(s)Namco
Platform(s)Arcade
Sega CD
3DO
PlayStation
PlayStation 2 *
*freebie with Tekken 5
Release1991
Genre(s)Shoot'em up
Mode(s)Single Player
Arcade systemNamco System 21

StarBlade (スターブレード) is a shoot 'em up arcade game that was released by Namco in 1991 only in Japan. It was later ported to the Sega CD in 1994. It was later available on the 3DO in 1995. It was also released on the PlayStation as StarBlade Alpha in 1996.

Arcade

Some large scale arcades such as GameWorks had a version that used multiple monitors to present the game on an oversized screen.

PlayStation

On the PlayStation version, called StarBlade Alpha, players could chose from the arcade version of the game and an enhanced version. In the arcade mode, graphics are made of flat polygons and the playing screen contains little black bars on the left and right edge of the screen. For the enhanced mode, the games graphics are made up of fully textured polygons with a fullscreen view of the action. This option is also available on the 3DO port.

Trivia

In 2005, the game was shown in Tekken 5 during the opening loading screen, and as an unlockable classic game in the Arcade History section in the game.

Technical Info

The game runs on the Namco System 21 hardware.

Sequel

A sequel titled StarBlade: Operation Blue Planet was developed in 2002, and ran in the Namco System 246 hardware. It never made past field testing. [1]