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Tyrian 2000

Tyrian 2000 is an updated rerelease of the original Tyrian. Tyrian is an action killing, smashing, shoot'em'all arcade game. Your goal is to kill as many enemies as possible and finish the level, buy more…

7 October 1999

Tyrian 2000 is an arcade developed by Eclipse Software, released 7 October 1999 on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Tyrian 2000 is

Tyrian 2000 is an arcade game developed by Eclipse Software and released in 1999. It was published by XSIV Games. It is available on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tyrian 2000 is an updated rerelease of the original Tyrian. Tyrian is an action killing, smashing, shoot'em'all arcade game. Your goal is to kill as many enemies as possible and finish the level, buy more weapons and then kill many more enemies. Your battle ship can be improved over time and you can buy new weapons currently available. Your ship supports front guns, rear guns and side slots for the most deadly weapons.
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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: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Tyrian 2000 launched on 7 October 1999, within three weeks of Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Grand Theft Auto 2 and Homeworld.

Released around the same time: Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Grand Theft Auto 2, Homeworld.

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When did Tyrian 2000 come out?
Tyrian 2000 was released on 7 October 1999 for DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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