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PULSTAR

SNK CORPORATION · 1 Jan 1995 · GOG

Steam reviews56% positive133 reviews · Mixed

GOG rating3.4 / 545 reviews

Action Arcade Sci-fi

Store: GOG
Platform: GOG
Release date: 1 Jan 1995
Developer: SNK CORPORATION
Publisher: SNK CORPORATION
Players: 2+
Features: Cloud saves, Controller support, Overlay, Action, Atmospheric, 2D, Sci-fi, Classic, Science, Great Soundtrack, Difficult, Space, Arcade
Ways to play: Co-op
Play modes: Windows, Linux, macOS
Availability: Available now

PULSTAR is a shooting game released in 1995. Players play as Kaoru Yamazaki, the lone fighter pilot of the Dino246 and one of the few survivors of the Pulstar attack force founded to save the Solar System from alien invaders. The Dino246 can fight its enemies by either firing barrages of small and rapid blasts which cover a wide area of the battle screen or via charged shots which deliver devastating emissions of energy. Players progress through the levels with a spacecraft, collecting power ups and protecting the spacecraft from destruction. Once a power up is obtained, a small orb appears at