Ironclad
Ironclad is a 1996 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Saurus for the Neo Geo CD video game console. It was originally developed for the Neo Geo MVS arcade system, and repeatedly advertised as such, but SNK did not release it for unknown reasons despite its completion. The unreleased MVS version was re-released by D4 Enterprise for Wii via the Virtual Console in Japan on November 24, 2009, and in 2010 in PAL regions on March 12, and in North America on April 5.
Ironclad
- Date
- 2009
- Publisher
- SNK
- Genre
- shoot 'em up
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Ironclad is a 1996 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Saurus for the Neo Geo CD video game console. It was originally developed for the Neo Geo MVS arcade system, and repeatedly advertised as such, but SNK did not release it for unknown reasons despite its completion. The unreleased MVS version was re-released by D4 Enterprise for Wii via the Virtual Console in Japan on November 24, 2009, and in 2010 in PAL regions on March 12, and in North America on April 5.
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A port for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux and asm.js developed by DotEmu was released by SNK Playmore as part of the Humble NEOGEO 25th Anniversary Bundle on December 15, 2015. The game was later released on GOG.com on October 5, 2017.
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• Title — Ironclad • Developer — Saurus • Publisher — Saurus • Director — Takehiro Uematsu • Producer — Nobuyuki Tanaka • Programmer — Masaaki Yuki • Artist — Kaori Ito Keisuke Tsugita Kengo Tanaka • Writer — Makoto Maeda • Composer — Hiroyuki Takei • Platforms — Neo Geo CD • Released — September 20, 1996 • Genre — Scrolling shooter • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
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• Illustration — Gameplay screenshot Ironclad is a horizontal-scrolling shooter game.
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Ironclad is associated with Japan.
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In 2014, HobbyConsolas identified Ironclad as one of the twenty best games for the Neo Geo CD.
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- 1.NEO GEO MVS 220. NeoGeoProtos.com.
- 2.Aaron, Sean. Review: Ironclad (Virtual Console / Neo Geo). Nintendo Life. 14 December 2009.
- 3.Thomas, Lucas M. Ironclad Review. IGN. 12 April 2010.
- 4.Ironclad. Retro Gamer. August 19, 2016.
- 5.VC in Brief: Ironclad (Neo Geo). Engadget. 6 April 2010.
- 6.Reynolds, Matthew. This week on Virtual Console: 'Ironclad'!. Digital Spy. 12 March 2010.
- 7.Aaron, Sean. Nintendo Download: 24-25 November 2009 (Japan). Nintendo Life. 20 November 2009.
- 8.Fletcher, JC. European Nintendo downloads: Ironclad, Nectaris. Engadget. 12 March 2010.
- 9.Reynolds, Matthew. This week on Virtual Console: 'Ironclad'!. Digital Spy. 12 March 2010.
- 10.Ziff Davis. Nintendo Download: April 5, 2010. IGN. 5 April 2010.
- 11.FOUR more titles [Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers, The King of Fighters 2002, Blazing Star and Ironclad] join the Humble NEOGEO Bundle, making it now 25 games large!. Humble Bundle. 15 December 2015.
- 12.Release: 8 SNK Classics Completion deals 75% off. GOG.com. 5 October 2017.
- 13.Geibunsha. NF編集部にまる - ネオジオゲームㇱインレビュー: 超鉄ブリキンガー. Neo Geo Freak. 25. 124–128. June 1997.
- 14.Alonso, Álvaro. Reportaje: Los 20 mejores juegos de Neo Geo CD. HobbyConsolas. Axel Springer SE. February 19, 2014.
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