Shienryu
Shienryu is a 1997 shoot-'em-up by Warashi for the Sega Titan Video arcade system later ported to the Sega Saturn.
Shienryu is a shooter developed by Warashi, released 1 February 1997 on Sega Saturn and Arcade.
What Shienryu is
Shienryu is a shooter game developed by Warashi and released in 1997. It was published by Sega. It is available on Sega Saturn and Arcade. It runs on Sega ST-V.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Taking place in the distant future, Earth's people starts their search for new planets to colonize, specifically those similar to it. The colony ships, known as the Caravans, travel deep into space until Caravan 7861 discovers a suitable fourth planet from an alien sun, but none of the other Caravans had followed. After 93 years of civilization on the new Mother Planet, the investigation of the missing Caravans finally leads to a horrible discovery: the previous Caravans had been attacked and conquered by a powerful regime of alien-humans. Commanded by the mysterious Shienryu, the alien space fleet invades the Mother Planet and constructs fortresses across the world, destroying and…
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.
What it launched against
Shienryu launched on 1 February 1997, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII (1997), Theme Hospital and Money Puzzle Exchanger.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII (1997), Theme Hospital, Money Puzzle Exchanger.
Official trailer
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