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StarHawk

A space shmup from Accolade with parallax scrolling. The player controls an upgradable spaceship through five stages.

1 June 1993

StarHawk is a video game, released 1 June 1993 on Game Boy.

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What StarHawk is

StarHawk was released in 1993. It was published by Accolade. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

As a master mariner aboard the scout ship StarHawk, you have been sent to explore the Evil Empire of Axtar. You were prepared for almost anything - anything but the rampant mutants that infest this raging realm of never-ending combat. Half organic, half technological, the freakish life forms of Axtar have only one instinct: to attack. Hordes of alien beasties come at you from all sides and your ship is transported from world to world through fire levels. You shudder at the sight of grotesque globule-emitting eyeballs, terrifying buzzsaw-like energy disks, implacable, poison jetting phenocrysts, and huge end-level bosses. As the battle rages on, you'll need nerves of steel and lightning…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are science fiction.

What it launched against

StarHawk launched on 1 June 1993, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Rock n' Roll Racing, Syndicate and Mayhem in Monsterland.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Rock n' Roll Racing, Syndicate, Mayhem in Monsterland.

Quick answers

StarHawk — frequently asked questions

When did StarHawk come out?
StarHawk was released on 1 June 1993 for Game Boy.