Video game · 1988
Star Cruiser
Released May 1988 on NEC PC-8800 series, Sharp X1, X68000, PC-98 and Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
- Developer
- Arsys Software
- Publisher
- Namco, Arsys Software
- Made in
- Sasebo, Japan
- Genre
- Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction, Sandbox
About Star Cruiser
An early first-person role-playing shooter released by Arysis Software for the PC-88 and PC-98 in 1988, and later ported to the Sharp X68000 and Mega Drive/Genesis. Ahead of its time, it had 3D polygon graphics, FPS gameplay, strafing controls, open-world space exploration, and an epic sci-fi space opera plot.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| NEC PC-8800 series | May 1988 |
|---|---|
| Sharp X1 | June 1988 |
| X68000 | 14 April 1989 |
| PC-98 | 1989 |
| Sega Genesis / Mega Drive | 21 December 1990 |
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