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Gekirindan

Gekirindan is a vertical shoot-'em-up by Taito where players select one of three different fighters against an army of mechs through different time periods.

1 September 1995

Gekirindan is an arcade developed by Taito, released 1 September 1995 on Sega Saturn and Arcade.

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What Gekirindan is

Gekirindan is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 1995. It is available on Sega Saturn and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the year 3195, a time machine is created on Earth and is promptly stolen by an unidentified mechanized being known as "Huge Boss". This evil entity uses the device to travel back in time and rewrite 3000 years of human history. The only resistance Huge Boss faces is a group of six fighter pilots from multiple eras who aim to stop him, although some of them have their own motivations other than saving mankind.
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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. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Gekirindan launched on 1 September 1995, within three weeks of Rayman, Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest, Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds and MTV's Beavis and Butt-head in Virtual Stupidity.

Released around the same time: Rayman, Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest, Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds, MTV's Beavis and Butt-head in Virtual Stupidity.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Gekirindan come out?
Gekirindan was released on 1 September 1995 for Sega Saturn and Arcade.

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