Darius: Extra Version
While never originally ported to the Sega Genesis, a port of the game by M2 is featured on the Sega Genesis Mini microconsole of September 19th, 2019. Later, an expanded version titled "Darius Extra Version"…
Darius: Extra Version is an arcade developed by M2, released 13 September 2020 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
What Darius: Extra Version is
Darius: Extra Version is an arcade game developed by M2 and released in 2020. It was published by Taito. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Darius, Year 201. Invasion! The vicious Belsar have attacked the peaceful Darius system, which now faces absolute devastation at their abominable hands! Darius' defense fighters proved no match for the overwhelming firepower of the alien forces, which wiped out their entire fleet in one fell swoop! With nothing left to protect them, the people could only sit and wait for the icy embrace of death as the satellite bombardments continued unopposed. The scent of despair hung thickly in the air, all hope of survival having been quashed. But then, from out of the darkness of the mourning clouds came a single bright light in the sky. "Silverhawk........." Like a phoenix brought forth from the…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Darius: Extra Version launched on 13 September 2020, within three weeks of Marvel's Avengers, Hades, Hades and Genshin Impact.
Released around the same time: Marvel's Avengers, Hades, Hades, Genshin Impact.
Official trailer
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