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Stinger

Stinger is a shoot-em-up developed by Konami. It is the North American version of the sequel to Twinbee.

59 21 November 1986

Stinger is an arcade developed by Konami, released 21 November 1986 on Wii U, Wii, Family Computer and Family Computer Disk System.

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What Stinger is

Stinger is an arcade game developed by Konami and released in 1986. It is available on Wii U, Wii, Family Computer, Family Computer Disk System and Nintendo Entertainment System.

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the TwinBee series

Stinger is the fifth of 32 entries we hold in the TwinBee series. The next entry was Konami Wai-wai World in 1988. Its critic score of 59 is 6 points below the series average of 65. The highest-rated entry is Anniversary Collection Arcade Classics at 69.

See all 32 TwinBee games in release order →

How it was received

Stinger holds a critic score of 59 out of 100. That places it above 16% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1986 averaged 68, so it scored 9 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Stinger launched on 21 November 1986, within three weeks of Portal and Ghosts 'n Goblins. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Portal, Ghosts 'n Goblins.

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When did Stinger come out?
Stinger was released on 21 November 1986 for Wii U, Wii, Family Computer, Family Computer Disk System and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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