Final Soldier
Is a 1991 vertical-scrolling shooter video game developed by Now Production and published by Hudson Soft in Japan. It is the third game in the main Star Soldier series, and has been released in Europe for the Wii Virtual Console on May 2, 2008 and in North America on September 8. It was subsequently released for the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan in 2014 and North America in 2017.
Final Soldier
- Model
- Star Soldier
- Date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hudson Soft
- Genre
- shoot 'em up
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Is a 1991 vertical-scrolling shooter video game developed by Now Production and published by Hudson Soft in Japan. It is the third game in the main Star Soldier series, and has been released in Europe for the Wii Virtual Console on May 2, 2008 and in North America on September 8. It was subsequently released for the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan in 2014 and North America in 2017.
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Key facts
• Title — Final Soldier • Developer — Now Production • Publisher — Hudson Soft • Released — 1991 • Genre — Vertical-scrolling shooter • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — PC Engine
Gameplay
Gameplay
This game features 7 stages to play as well as a 2-minute and 5-minute challenge mode. Unlike the other PC-Engine Star Soldier games, the player chooses at the beginning of the game the exact kind of weapon each color power-up grants.
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Reception
The Japanese publication Micom BASIC Magazine ranked Final Soldier fifth in popularity in its September 1991 issue, and it received a 21.31/30 score in a 1993 readers' poll conducted by PC Engine Fan, ranking among PC Engine titles at the number 214 spot. The game garnered generally favorable reviews from critics.
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- 1.Knight, Kyle. Final Soldier [Japanese] - Review. AllGame. All Media Network. 1998.
- 2.Mühl, Ulrich. Konsolen: Großes Finale!. Aktueller Software Markt. Tronic Verlag. 6. 10. 122. October 1991.
- 3.Hermellin, François. PC Engine Review: Final Soldier. Editions Mondiales S.A. 1. 38–39. September 1991.
- 4.Rand, Paul. Review: Final Soldier. Computer and Video Games. EMAP. 118. 112–113. September 1991.
- 5.Whitehead, Dan. Virtual Console Roundup • Page 2: Gradius II, Final Soldier, Columns 3. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. May 2, 2008.
- 6.ASCII Corporation. 新作ゲームクロスレビュー: ファイナルソルジャー. Famitsu. 135. 2014-08-27.
- 7.Europress. Console Connexions: Final Soldier. Games-X. 16. 39. August 8–14, 1991.
- 8.Shogakukan. 発売直前 REVIEW: ファイナルソルジャー. 3. 8. 128. August 1991.
- 9.Ladoire, Frank. Console: Final Soldier. Pressimage. 36. 130–131. September 1991.
- 10.Thomas, Lucas M. Final Soldier [Virtual Console] Review. IGN. IGN Entertainment. September 9, 2008.
- 11.Demoly, Jean-Marc. NEC | Tests: Final Soldier. Challenge SARL. 1. 92–93. October 1991.
- 12.Demoly, Jean-Marc. Consoles News: Final Soldier. Joystick. Sipress. 19. 158. September 1991.
- 13.Kadokawa Shoten. 新作ソフトお毒味チャート: ファイナルソルジャー. 3. 8. 144. August 1991.
- 14.Dillard, Corbie. Final Soldier (Wii Virtual Console / TurboGrafx-16) Review. Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. May 1, 2008.
- 15.Scamps, Olivier. Tests De Jeux: Final Soldier. 12. 69. September 1991.
- 16.Gaksch, Martin. Test: Final Soldier. Markt & Technik. 3. 98. September 6, 1991.
- 17.Calzetta, Giancarlo. Final Soldier. Xenia Edizioni. 1. 3. 39. December 1991.
- 18.Lee, Onn. Games Reviews: Final Soldier. Electric Brain. Onn Lee. 22. 28–29. 1991.
- 19.Tokuma Shoten. The・New・Soft・Review: ファイナルソルジャー. Game Boy. 6. 8. 26–27. August 1991.
- 20.Daldry, Jeremy. Import Review: Final Soldier. Game Zone. Dennis Publishing. 1. 61. November 1991.
- 21.Kitamakura, Take. TV Game Broad-Way PC: ファイナルソルジャー. JICC Publishing Bureau. 6. 8. 82. August 4, 1991.
- 22.Forster, Winfried. Videospiele / Tests: Final Soldier. Markt & Technik. 43. 158. October 1991.
- 23.Matsuyama, Benī. Super Soft Hot Information: PC Engine. 111. 260. September 1991.
- 24.Tokuma Shoten. PC Engine All Catalog '93 10月号特別付録. PC Engine Fan. 6. 10. 90. October 1, 1993.
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