Bio-ship Paladin
Bio-ship Paladin, known in Japan as, is a 1990 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by UPL for arcades. It was released in Japan in November 1990 and in North America by Sammy Corporation in North America in April 1991. It was later ported to the Sega Mega Drive.
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Bio-ship Paladin
- Date
- 1990.
- Publisher
- UPL.
- Genre
- shoot 'em up and science fiction video game.
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Bio-ship Paladin, known in Japan as, is a 1990 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by UPL for arcades. It was released in Japan in November 1990 and in North America by Sammy Corporation in North America in April 1991. It was later ported to the Sega Mega Drive.
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Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in August 2021.
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Key facts
• Title — Bio-ship Paladin • Developer — UPL • Publisher — Sammy Corporation • Platforms — Arcade, Sega Genesis • Genre — Scrolling shooter • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Designer — Tsutomu Fuzisawa • Composer — Yoshio Nagashima
Gameplay
Gameplay
• Illustration — A player engaging in battle in the Mega Drive version. The player controls the bioship Paladin, traversing various levels while defeating enemies. Unlike most shoot 'em ups, the Paladin had an armor gauge which meant that the ship would not be destroyed with one hit or after brushing up against a foreground object. The ship had a semi-automatic Laser weapon that, when held down, would charge up and unleash a stronger laser blast. Players can use a manual aiming crosshair that could be placed anywhere on the screen for the Beam weapon, allowing the player to shoot any visible enemy fighter. The player must fight their way through nine levels filled with clever foreground obstacles and waves of enemies. Many of the bosses had to be destroyed by first shooting off their guns, missile launchers and jets before destroying the whole ship. However, there were no Extend bonuses.
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1990
Bio-ship Paladin published.
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Bio-ship Paladin is associated with Japan.
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Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Bio-ship Paladin on their December 15, 1990 issue as being the eleventh most-successful table arcade unit of the month.
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The circumstances in which Bio-ship Paladin stands. Issued for arcade video game. Recorded as video game. Developed by UPL. Bio-ship Paladin was published by UPL. Bio-ship Paladin is classed in the genre science fiction video game. Classed in the genre shoot 'em up. Associated with Japan.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2904002: Bio-ship Paladin
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- “Bio-ship Paladin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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