Gunstar Heroes

ArcadePlatformShooter
Gunstar Heroes
IDs
IDSteam
640571117
89
Critic rating
7.9
User rating
Summary

The Gunstar family are the protectors of the planet Gunstar 9. After many years of peace, vicious dictator Colonel Red kidnapped the Gunstar twins’ older brother and used mind control to make him his slave.

Storyline

On a distant world, peace is guarded by the power of four mysterious and immensely powerful gems, kept safely sealed away to prevent their misuse. That fragile peace is shattered when a ruthless evil empire launches a campaign to seize the gems for itself, intending to harness their energy to conquer everything in its path. Standing against this threat are the Gunstars, a heroic pair of siblings known as Gunstar Red and Gunstar Blue, agile warriors sworn to protect their homeland. As the empire's forces spread across mountains, mines, strongholds, and the skies, the two heroes set out to reclaim the scattered gems before they can fall into the wrong hands. Battling through the empire's relentless armies and its outlandish, towering war machines, the Gunstars race to thwart the enemy's grand scheme and keep the devastating power of the gems out of tyrannical hands.

Developers
Treasure
Publishers
Tec ToySega
Genres
ArcadePlatformShooter
Platforms
AndroidiOSLinuxMacPC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 3Sega Mega Drive/GenesisWiiXbox 360
Game modes
Co-operativeMultiplayerSingle player
Perspectives
Side view
Keywords
16-bitachievementsasymmetric co-opauto-scrolling levelsboss fightcharacter select screencompetitive co-opcowdeathdicedifficulty leveldigital distributionexplosionfake in-game advertisingfalling sequencefusionhand-to-hand combatlevel selectionliberationmale protagonistmechmulti-phase bossmultiple gameplay perspectivesmultiple protagonistsnintendo switch online - expansion packonliveoptional bosspixel artpunctuation mark above headrail shooterrail shooting segmentrecurring bossrun and gunsega channelsteamtransforming bossupgradeable weaponsviolent plantsvirtual consolewii virtual consolexbox one backwards compatibility

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