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Arcade Archives: Strike Gunner

2023 · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Shooter · Arcade

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"STRIKE GUNNER" is a shooter released by ATHENA in 1991. Manipulate the "S.T.G. Strike Gunner" and challenge the aliens to a battle to recapture the earth! Select from a total of 10 weapon unit types to find one for each stage, with each weapon unit usable for one stage only.

Strike Gunner S.T.G is an Action game, developed by Athena and published by Tecmo, which was released in 1991. A vertically scrolling shooter.

In the year A.D. 2008, aliens invade the Earth and obtain the support of a quisling human government. Fighter pilots Mark MacKenzie and Jane Sinclair are assigned to repel the invasion with Earth's ultimate weapon, the "Strike Gunner" aerospace fighter. The game's first five stages take place on Earth, and pit the Strike Gunners against typical human technology, such as tanks and fighter jets. The final three stages are set beyond Earth orbit and see combat against the actual aliens, culminating in an assault on their enormous mothership orbiting beyond the Moon.