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Volfied

Once in the game, using the arrow keys you can move the 'Scanner' ship around the 'Shield Line' at the parameter of the playing area. While moving around this edge the ship is protected from the aliens by a…

16 May 1989

Volfied is an arcade developed by Taito, released 16 May 1989 on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine and Amiga.

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What Volfied is

Volfied is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 1989. It was published by Empire Software. It is available on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, FM Towns and Legacy Mobile Device. It runs on J2ME.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Once in the game, using the arrow keys you can move the 'Scanner' ship around the 'Shield Line' at the parameter of the playing area. While moving around this edge the ship is protected from the aliens by a shield indicated by a glowing circle around the ship. This shield is not infinite and care should be taken to complete each level as quickly as possible. A counter indicates the level of shield that you have: when it reaches zero then any contact with an alien is deadly whether you are on the 'Shield Line' or not. The idea of the game is to cut areas out of the screen without touching any of the aliens. This is done by pressing the SPACE key which initiates the 'Laser Cutter' and moving…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

What it launched against

Volfied launched on 16 May 1989, within three weeks of Tennis and Super Dodge Ball.

Released around the same time: Tennis, Super Dodge Ball.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Volfied — frequently asked questions

When did Volfied come out?
Volfied was released on 16 May 1989 for Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, FM Towns and Legacy Mobile Device.
Does Volfied have multiplayer?
Yes. Volfied supports multiplayer.

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