Space Griffon
Soukou no Kihei: Space Griffon is a 3D action game for the Sega Dreamcast, and is a remake of Panther Software's 1995 PlayStation game Space Griffon VF-9. While VF-9 was released in North America, this…
Space Griffon is a shooter developed by Panther Software, released 3 November 1999 on Dreamcast.
What Space Griffon is
Space Griffon is a shooter game developed by Panther Software and released in 1999. It is available on Dreamcast only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The largest moon base, "Hamlet", has stopped responding to communication. It is up to you to determine what happened, and fix it. The game mixes typical FPS gameplay with RPG elements. You are inside a giant mech that can transform into a shape fit for walking, driving, and a mixture of both. You can move square-by-square, with 90-degree turns, slide left or right, and look up and down. By defeating enemies, the invisible RPG elements are introduced: you have hit points, energy points, and you can collect weapons and items. When an enemy approaches, this is shown through an icon, along with the distance. The environment is claustrophobic and maze-like, and includes many enemies. The game…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Space Griffon holds a critic score of 20 out of 100. That places it above 1% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1999 averaged 72, so it scored 52 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Space Griffon launched on 3 November 1999, within three weeks of Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version and The Longest Journey. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version, The Longest Journey.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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