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Gunlord

After the space pilot Vanessa Gaiden defeated the Evil Empire in the events of the game Last Hope, she got missing on her way back and wasn't heard of anymore. Vanessa's husband, Gordian Gaiden, sets out to…

80 26 March 2012

Gunlord is an arcade developed by NG:DEV.TEAM, released 26 March 2012 on Dreamcast, Neo Geo AES and Neo Geo MVS.

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What Gunlord is

Gunlord is an arcade game developed by NG:DEV.TEAM and released in 2012. It is available on Dreamcast, Neo Geo AES and Neo Geo MVS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

After the space pilot Vanessa Gaiden defeated the Evil Empire in the events of the game Last Hope, she got missing on her way back and wasn't heard of anymore. Vanessa's husband, Gordian Gaiden, sets out to search for her. Meanwhile, a new evil has appeared in the galaxy: a planet lord called "The Master", who can create and control evil beings made of steel, and uses his power to terrorize the galaxy. On his search, Gordian comes across the evil presence of The Master and sets out in his Gunlord suit for the planet Kairos II.
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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.

How it was received

Gunlord holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Gunlord launched on 26 March 2012, within three weeks of Mass Effect 3, Journey, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition and Fez. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect 3, Journey, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, Fez.

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When did Gunlord come out?
Gunlord was released on 26 March 2012 for Dreamcast, Neo Geo AES and Neo Geo MVS.

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