Baryon
Baryon is a straightforward vertical shooter which features a smooth graphical engine, a short digital sound track and various types of enemies. There are two types of ships, each with its own weapon types, as…
Baryon is an arcade, released 4 October 1995 on Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Baryon is
Baryon was released in 1995. It was published by SemiCom. It is available on Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Baryon is a straightforward vertical shooter which features a smooth graphical engine, a short digital sound track and various types of enemies. There are two types of ships, each with its own weapon types, as well as missile upgrades (homing as well as regular, more powerful ones), bombs and shield.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Baryon launched on 4 October 1995, within three weeks of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Twisted Metal, Destruction Derby and Wipeout.
Released around the same time: Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Twisted Metal, Destruction Derby, Wipeout.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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