Gyruss NES
Game Information
The gameplay is very similar to that of Galaga but with an added twist: the game is presented in a forced 3D perspective, with the player's ship facing 'into' the screen and able to move around the perimeter of an implicit circle - essentially, Gyruss was Galaga mapped onto a Tempest-like cylinder. This gameplay style is called a tube shooter, and Gyruss is one of the very few examples that exist. The familiar scrolling starfield of earlier space shooter games was arranged to fit the 3D perspective, with the stars coming into view at the centre of the screen and flying outward, giving the impression of the player's ship moving very fast through space.
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| Released | Feb 01, 1989 |
| Developer | |
| Publisher | Ultra Games |
| Players | 1 |
| Co-Op | No |
Game Rarity
| Average Price (USD) | Rarity | Popularity | $17.39 | 969 | 60 |
|---|
Game Availability
Additional Information
Controls: Gamepad/Joystick
Box Description
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300 Billion People Are Counting
On You — So Don't Choke!
It's A.D. 2500 and mankind has penetrated the
galaxy's fringes, establishing colonies of peace
from Mercury to Pluto.
Suddenly, the tranquility of the Milky Way
erupts into a frothing fury as armadas of alien
deathships swarm into our solar system like killer
bees preying on an innocent bystander. No one is
spared. Even beloved Mother Earth is stung.
These vicious cosmic Visigoths are war starved
Gyrusians. And, led by the immortal Genghis Khan
(whom they recruited from Mongolia centuries
ago), they're out to trash civilization.
With our galactic fleet flattened, you're the lone
space cowboy who escaped the Gyruss shroud of
doom. Now you must scorch through the galaxy,
freeing planets by zapping endless enemy attacks
with Neo-Bomb-B/astic Cannons and Ultra-
Lazonic Phasers.
So prepare for the fight of your life. And don 't
flinch, or else the entire universe will get
pulverized !
ULTRAGAMESTM is a trademark
of Ultra Software Corporation.
GyrussTM is a trademark of
Konami Industry Co., Ltd.
Nintendo@ and Nintendo
Entertainment System@ are
registered trademarks of
Nintendo of America Inc.
01988 Ultra Software Corporation.
Game Pak (NES-GP) Made in Japan
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