About Pulstar
The basic gameplay is simple: progress through the levels in the spacecraft, collecting powerups and protecting the spacecraft from destruction. The game has very obvious similarities in design and gameplay to R-Type. It is actually believed that some ex-Irem employees left the company to join Aicom, which used to be a subcontractor for various coin-op manufacturers like Jaleco or SNK. Despite the familiarities, Pulstar is not without innovations. There is the option of using the weapon power bar, which consists of two halves. The right-hand side of the bar turns blue when the fire button is depressed. When fully charged the ship delivers a devastating emission of energy.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| arcade video game machine | 28 August 1995 |
|---|---|
| Linux | 28 August 1995 |
| Mac | 28 August 1995 |
| Neo Geo | 29 September 1995 |
| Neo Geo CD | 27 October 1995 |
| PC | 9 January 2016 |
| Nintendo Switch | later, date unknown |
Screenshots
Videos
Games like Pulstar
- Starblast 2017
- Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale 2018
- Serious Sam: The First Encounter 2001
- Sky Force Reloaded 2016
- Crisis Wing 2020
More from Aicom
- The Astyanax 1989
- Amagon 1988
- Totally Rad 1990
- Vice: Project Doom 1991
- All-Pro Basketball 1989
Out the same week
- Zero Divide 1995
- V-Tetris 1995
- Jupiter Strike 1995
- Majyūō 1995
- Human Grand Prix IV: F1 Dream Battle 1995