Blazing Star

ReleasedJan 19, 1998

Arcade
Neo Geo AES
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Neo Geo MVS
Linux
Wii
Android
PC (Microsoft Windows)
iOS
Mac

About

Blazing Star is a scrolling shooter video game for the Neo Geo home game system. It is the sequel to the acclaimed Neo Geo shooter Pulstar, which was itself a close cousin to the R-Type franchise. A typically hefty Neo Geo ROM at 346 Mb, the game makes extensive use of pseudo-3D prerendered sprites, brief anime and CGI cutscenes (mostly during the intro sequence), and frequent Engrish voice samples and captions. While Blazing Star was superior in many respects to previous shooter games, some fans compare it unfavorably with Pulstar on the basis that Blazing Star was overly easy and there are those that prefer the simpler 2D sprite look over the prerendered sprites that came to dominate many of the more recent shoot-em-ups.

Developer: Yumekobo
Publisher: SNK, D4 Enterprise, Inc
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Modes: Single player, Co-operative
Perspective: Side view
Age ratings: ESRB E, PEGI 7
IGDB rating: 70 / 100 (13 ratings)
Also known as: ACA NEOGEO BLAZING STAR

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
Android	Jul 25, 2012
Arcade	Feb 24, 1998
iOS	Jul 26, 2012
Linux	Dec 8, 2015
Mac	Dec 8, 2015
Neo Geo AES	Jan 26, 1998
Neo Geo MVS	Jan 19, 1998
PC (Microsoft Windows)	Dec 8, 2015