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Cyvern

Cyvern: The Dragon Weapons is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up released in 1998 by Japanese company Kaneko. Cyvern's storyline involves biologically engineered dragons created as the ultimate military…

1 February 1998

Cyvern is a shooter developed by Kaneko, released 1 February 1998 on Arcade.

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What Cyvern is

Cyvern is a shooter game developed by Kaneko and released in 1998. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Cyvern: The Dragon Weapons is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up released in 1998 by Japanese company Kaneko. Cyvern's storyline involves biologically engineered dragons created as the ultimate military weapons. To add extra power, the dragons were enhanced with robotic wings and cannons on their backs. This is mostly an excuse to blow things up using cyborg dragons.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Cyvern launched on 1 February 1998, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2 (1998), Xenogears, Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes and Resident Evil 2.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2 (1998), Xenogears, Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Resident Evil 2.

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When did Cyvern come out?
Cyvern was released on 1 February 1998 for Arcade.

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