Darius Gaiden
Darius Gaiden is a two-dimensional shoot'em up. The player controls a space ship named the Silver Hawk and must guide it through scrolling stages, destroying enemies and avoiding obstacles along the way. The…
Darius Gaiden is an arcade developed by Taito, released 1 September 1994 on PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Darius Gaiden is
Darius Gaiden is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 1994. It was published by Acclaim. It is available on PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Shortly after the events of the first Darius, protagonists Proco and Tiat help refugees from the planet Darius flee from the destruction caused by the Belser Army. They eventually find and set up a temporary colony on a planet named Vadis. Suddenly, Belser rises again and launches a surprise attack on a spaceport on Darius, which was being used to help ferry the remaining Darians to Vadis. The remaining refugees are killed, and Belser sets course for Vadis. A fleet of Silver Hawks are sent to fend off Belser, but are easily annihilated. Once again, Proco and Tiat are given no choice but to fight off Belser once more.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
What it launched against
Darius Gaiden launched on 1 September 1994, within three weeks of EarthBound, The Need for Speed and Kirby's Dream Course.
Released around the same time: EarthBound, The Need for Speed, Kirby's Dream Course.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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