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Starblade Alpha (USA)

PlayStation
🇬🇧
Reviewed in
1996
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Starblade Alpha is the PS1 version of Namco's 3D rail shooter. A spacecraft eliminates enemies in a space corridor in fast on-rails gameplay. Technically impressive for its era. A historical niche title for rail shooter fans and classic Namco arcade enthusiasts on PS1.

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Category
Rail Shooter 2 players 7+
Description
Namco rail shooter, improved port of the arcade classic Starblade with expanded Alpha version. Created by Namco, released in 1995 in Japan, 1996 in the United States and Europe under the Starblade Alpha title. Six space rail-perspective levels, ship armed with a free-aim laser cannon, faithful arcade mode and new extended Alpha mode and Shinji Hosoe orchestral soundtrack. Multi-regional edition under the Starblade Alpha title.

Starblade Alpha review

4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾0,43 GB 📅31/08/1996
Published by Namco

Starblade Alpha (PS1) price, value & rarity

Highly sought-after
Q1 loose
 $63 Q6 complete
 $91 Q10 new
 $1495 !
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Other versions
Starblade Alpha
Japan
24/11/1995
🇯🇵
Starblade Alpha
Europe
31/08/1996
🇬🇧

Collector interest

Starblade Alpha, the PS1 port of Namco's vector 3D rail shooter, in its NTSC-U guise. A technical showcase of Namco arcade work brought home, it keeps historic standing among rail-shooter enthusiasts. Loose and boxed copies stay affordable, yet sealed examples soar to extreme highs, a striking gap that makes this a collectible driven purely by the scarcity of factory-fresh condition.

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