Soldier Blade [Model HC92056]

Soldier Blade © 1992 Hudson Soft.

Soldier Blade is a vertical-scrolling shooter and is the forth game in the Star Soldier series (and the third and last episode released for the PC Engine system). In the 21st century, humanity decides to initiate a space colonization program designed to save the Earth from depletion of its natural resources. However, not long after the beginning of the operation, the human fleet encounters the Zeograd alien army which is now on a mission to conquer our world. The elite Soldier Blade star fighter is created by the SIA (Special Interception Airforce) to counter the threat, and the player embarks on a perilous mission through seven stages (called 'Operations') to defeat the Zeograd empire. The ship comes equipped with a standard Vulcan Gun (red) and two other weapons are available for the picking - the laser-beam (blue) and the laser-wave (green). When a power-up is collected, a flying and invulnerable robot-pod also joins the Soldier Blade and shoots at everything in sight. Another unique feature of the weapon system is the ability to store up to three power-ups. At anytime during the game, the active weapon can be sacrificed and its power unleashed with devastative effects, cleaning up most of the enemies on the screen (releasing a bomb automatically activates the second available weapon). Soldier Blade, in the Star Soldier tradition, also features a two and five minutes time attack mode.