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Dangerous Seed (Japan)

Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
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1990
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A vertical Namco shooter that felt retro even at launch, yet snappy and well made. Pleasant for a short session, not a match for the genre's giants.

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Category
Shooter 1 player 7+
Description
Space ships battle enemy formations in this Namco vertical shoot'em up for Mega Drive. Published by Namco, released in Japan in June 1990. Vertical shoot'em up with varied fire, imposing end-of-level bosses and increasing difficulty progression.

Dangerous Seed review

4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,31 MB 📅08/06/1990
Published by Namco

Dangerous Seed (Mega Drive) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $50 Q6 complete
 $124 Q10 new
 $309 !
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Collector interest

A vertical shoot-em-up from Namco ported to Mega Drive in 1990, Dangerous Seed adapts the arcade game with its enemy formations and imposing bosses. A Japanese exclusive, this early Namco port stays low-profile but benefits from the studio's reputation in shmups. Its moderate but stable value answers demand from collectors of rare Namco shoot-em-ups never released outside Japan on the console.

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