Steel Gunner Longplay (Arcade) [QHD]

Описание: Game Info
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Developer: Namco
Publisher: Namco
Year of Release: 1990

Game Review & Impressions
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I'm quite partial to a decent lightgun shooter, so when I stumbled across Steel Gunner online I thought I'd give it a shot. Blasting waves of cyborg droids and hover tanks looked super cool, and being from Namco it must surely be fun, right?

In terms of aesthetics, it's definitely up there with the best of them. The artwork and sprite scaling effects are consistently excellent, which makes this one of the best in class for the period of its release. Sound and music are also fantastic, with sampled audio, music and plenty of rumbling explosions. In short, it definitely captures your attention.

As for the gameplay, I was less impressed. This game is HARD and offers little in the way of concession or assistance, no power-ups. Unlike similar titles in the genre, there's no visual cue -- either through flashing or some kind of telegraphing animation -- to indicate when an enemy is going to shoot. This makes the experience particularly fraught because the only way to survive is to learn where and when enemies appear, and to be an absolutely crack shot. There's also a perceptible lag between firing your gun and the projectile connecting with whatever you were aiming at; I found I had to lead targets to drop the shots where they needed to land, which takes some getting used to.

In my opinion, Steel Gunner would be much more enjoyable in co-op mode with a friend. Twice the cover and twice the firepower would make things considerably more manageable, but the solo experience just feels frustrating. I can't say this issue is unique to Steel Gunner; it is a coin-op after all, designed to relieve you of your cash, but having some power-ups or extra weapons to make things a bit easier would have been a welcome addition.

Chapters
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00:00 Attract mode
01:10 Stage 1
04:30 Stage 2
08:30 Stage 3
12:19 Stage 4
15:00 Final boss