The game takes place in the year 2210 where 'the ultimate arcade machine' Grind Stormer/V・V has finally been released. A VR shooting game, Grind Stormer/V・V becomes so addicting that the government assigns a young man to investigate the arcade phenomenon in order to question its true purpose and to perform the impossible: to beat the game.
IGDB / 4420
Grind Stormer
"Grind Stormer" is a 1993 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game originally developed and published by Toaplan in Japan and North America. It is considered to be the spiritual successor to Slap Fight. Based around a video game within a video game concept, players assume the role of a young secret agent assigned by the government taking control of the NA-00 space fighter craft in an attempt to defeat the titul Show full summary
"Grind Stormer" is a 1993 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game originally developed and published by Toaplan in Japan and North America. It is considered to be the spiritual successor to Slap Fight. Based around a video game within a video game concept, players assume the role of a young secret agent assigned by the government taking control of the NA-00 space fighter craft in an attempt to defeat the titular virtual reality simulator, rescue the abducted players who lost against it and unveil its true purpose.
World design
Nicht eindeutig
Game feelChallenging
GameplayCombat-focused
Deep dive / Spielprofil
Everything about Grind Stormer: story and gameplay
A structured look at the narrative, game feel, and traits that define this game.
Game feelChallenging
GameplayCombat-focused
GenreArcade
GenreShooter
ThemeAction
ThemeScience fiction
6 weitere Tags
Traitauto-scrolling levels
Traitboss fight
Traitbullet hell
Traitdifficulty level
Traitshoot 'em up
Traitvertical scrolling
Media / Screenshots
Grind Stormer screenshots and game world
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Game profile / Plain language
Grind Stormer: release, platforms, and facts
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Studios & ownership
Studio & publishing
- Developer
- Toaplan
- Publisher
- Tengen
- Franchise
- Standalone
So spielt es sich
Spielprofil
- Modi
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric, Third person
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
Wo & wann
Platform releases
- Arcade Dec 1992
- Arcade Mar 1993
- Sega Mega Drive/Genesis 1994
- Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Mar 25, 1994
Primärquellen
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