Star Cruiser

Available on:

Genesis/MegaDrive

Genres

Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure

Developer

JP Home Computers

Release Date

December 21, 1990 (35 years ago)

Publisher

Masaya

Content Rating

N/A

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Summary

An early first-person role-playing shooter released by Arysis Software for the PC-88 and PC-98 in 1988, and later ported to the Sharp X68000 and Mega Drive/Genesis. Ahead of its time, it had 3D polygon graphics, FPS gameplay, strafing controls, open-world space exploration, and an epic sci-fi space opera plot.

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