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Whip Rush

Whip Rush is a side-scrolling space shooter released in 1990 for the Sega Mega Drive System and subsequently for its American counterpart, the Sega Genesis. Whip Rush's gameplay style is very similar to…

26 May 1990

Whip Rush is a shooter developed by Vic Tokai, released 26 May 1990 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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What Whip Rush is

Whip Rush is a shooter game developed by Vic Tokai and released in 1990. It was published by Renovation Products. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the 22nd century,and mankind has drained every planet in the solar system of its natural resources.A three Alpha-type robot spaceships left the overpopulated Earth on mission to find similar planets to colonize. After five years, the pilots reported finding a similar planet they learned was called Voltegeus, but upon approach their transmission was lost and the ships never re-established contact. Less than a week after the discovery, a massive alien vessel materialized in the vicinity of Mars and started attacking the Earth. Thankfully, Earth's smallest, but most powerful spaceship, the Whip Rush, is ready to attack. It is now up to the Whip Rush to stop the invasion of the Voltegians…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Whip Rush come out?
Whip Rush was released on 26 May 1990 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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