Gunstar Heroes is an arcade developed by Treasure, released 9 September 1993 on PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
What Gunstar Heroes is
Gunstar Heroes is an arcade game developed by Treasure and released in 1993. It was published by Sega. It is available on PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
On a distant world, peace is guarded by the power of four mysterious and immensely powerful gems, kept safely sealed away to prevent their misuse. That fragile peace is shattered when a ruthless evil empire launches a campaign to seize the gems for itself, intending to harness their energy to conquer everything in its path. Standing against this threat are the Gunstars, a heroic pair of siblings known as Gunstar Red and Gunstar Blue, agile warriors sworn to protect their homeland. As the empire's forces spread across mountains, mines, strongholds, and the skies, the two heroes set out to reclaim the scattered gems before they can fall into the wrong hands. Battling through the empire's…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Gunstar Heroes holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 17% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1993 averaged 64, so it scored 4 points below the year average. Players rate it 71, 11 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 32MB or greater graphics card. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Gunstar Heroes launched on 9 September 1993, within three weeks of Sonic CD, Master of Orion, Myst and Fatal Fury Special. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Sonic CD, Master of Orion, Myst, Fatal Fury Special.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Gunstar Heroes yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
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