Stargunner
In the far distant future, an epic war for survival takes place... Deep within the Andromeda galaxy, the people of Zile grow restless and greedy. The Zilions secretly prepare for a massive strike against the…
Stargunner is an arcade developed by Apogee Software, released 19 November 1996 on DOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It is free to play.
What Stargunner is
Stargunner is an arcade game developed by Apogee Software and released in 1996. It is available on DOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on C++.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the far distant future, an epic war for survival takes place... Deep within the Andromeda galaxy, the people of Zile grow restless and greedy. The Zilions secretly prepare for a massive strike against the nearby planet Ytima. Fearing such an attack, the Ytimians train an elite squad of "Stargunners." Their mission: To strike the planet Zile and cripple the Zilions’ three strongholds, where the Zilion war fleets await. If the Stargunners can surprise the Zilions on their own planet and wipe out their fleet, then good will triumph over evil once again.
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
Stargunner 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 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core Duo 2 and 2 GB RAM. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it launched against
Stargunner launched on 19 November 1996, within three weeks of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Twisted Metal 2 and PaRappa the Rapper. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Twisted Metal 2, PaRappa the Rapper.
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