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Gun Frontier

Gun Frontier is a 1990 arcade vertical shoot-'em-up developed by Taito. Taking place on the planet gloria, a newly colonised planet with a manner of living similar to that of the american west, the player…

15 January 1991

Gun Frontier is a shooter developed by Taito Corporation, released 15 January 1991 on Sega Saturn and Arcade.

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What Gun Frontier is

Gun Frontier is a shooter game developed by Taito Corporation and released in 1991. It is available on Sega Saturn and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The year is 2120: Earthlings have spread beyond their galaxy and have started to colonize uninhabited planets in different solar systems. One such planet to be colonized was the Earth-like planet Gloria which happened to have an enormous natural supply of gold. This discovery became pivotal to Gloria's emigration, so much that emigrators would be impoverished by the cost of reaching the planet. Because of this, life on the planet thrived in a setting similar to the American Old West. Though poor, the gold trade aided the Glorians in advancing technology and knowledge, so much that among the inhabitants lived talented inventors and engineers. However, the Glorians were not the only ones who…
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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.

What it launched against

Gun Frontier launched on 15 January 1991, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound and Colorado.

Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Gun Frontier come out?
Gun Frontier was released on 15 January 1991 for Sega Saturn and Arcade.

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