A port of the Soukyuu Gurentai shooter from Raizing. Stylish visuals, polished patterns, demanding gameplay. An excellent conversion of a Japanese arcade classic, sought after by PS1 shmup collectors.
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Category
Shooter1 player7+
Description
Port of Raizing's shoot'em up Soukyuu Gurentai. Published by Hamster, released in 1998 in Japan. Pre-rendered 3D visuals, a bullet grabbing tractor beam mechanic, six stages with colossal bosses and two player co-op.
Arcade Hits - Soukyuu Gurentai review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Punishing"
Its multi-lock targeting forces you to aim at several foes in one sweep while weaving through heavy fire: juggling offense and survival leaves no respite. Memorizing the waves and optimizing every lock-on becomes essential to go the distance. Tense yet rewarding, this shoot-'em-up remains a connoisseurs' favorite for demanding scoring.
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,23 GB📅14/09/2001
Published by Hamster
Arcade Hits - Soukyuu Gurentai (PS1) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
Hamster port of Soukyugurentai (Terra Diver), a Raizing-developed vertical shmup with a cyberpunk look and a lock-on system. A Japan-only NTSC-J title never translated, it is sought for the Raizing pedigree as much as its measured difficulty. The faithful conversion and absence of any Western release make it a staple of the PS1 shmup segment, driven by connoisseur demand rather than sealed-copy speculation.
