Star Cruiser
An early first-person role-playing shooter released by Arysis Software for the PC-88 and PC-98 in 1988, and later ported to the Sharp X68000 and Mega Drive/Genesis. Ahead of its time, it had 3D polygon…
Star Cruiser is an adventure developed by JP Home Computers, released 21 December 1990 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
What Star Cruiser is
Star Cruiser is an adventure game developed by JP Home Computers and released in 1990. It was published by Masaya. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
An early first-person role-playing shooter released by Arysis Software for the PC-88 and PC-98 in 1988, and later ported to the Sharp X68000 and Mega Drive/Genesis. Ahead of its time, it had 3D polygon graphics, FPS gameplay, strafing controls, open-world space exploration, and an epic sci-fi space opera plot.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, sandbox and science fiction.
What it launched against
Star Cruiser launched on 21 December 1990, within three weeks of A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado and The Amazing Spider-Man.
Released around the same time: A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado, The Amazing Spider-Man.
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