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Empire of Steel (Europe)

Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
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Reviewed in
1992
80
✪ Reviewed on April 22, 2023
79

A colourful and solid Hot-B horizontal shooter, nothing memorable but tidily made. Fun for a few rounds, no more.

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Category
Shooter 1 player 7+
Description
P-47 Thunderbolt fighters battle enemy aircraft in this Jaleco horizontal shoot'em up for Mega Drive. Published by Jaleco, released in Europe in September 1992. Horizontal shoot'em up with the P-47 fighter, varied armament power-ups and enemy aircraft bosses.

Empire of Steel review

4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
The world mixes steam machines and war aircraft in a carefully worked retro-futurist aesthetic: airships bristling with cannon, armoured trains, flying fortresses with visible rivets. Copper and brass tones dominate, and the scale of the opponents, often far larger than the player's craft, underlines the imbalance.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Short"
Ranking
7th in Top 20 best Hudson games
Technical info
💾0,45 MB 📅11/09/1992
Published by Hudson Soft

Empire of Steel (Mega Drive) price, value & rarity

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Q1 loose
 $18 Q6 complete
 $67 Q10 new
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