Solar Assault cover art

Game

Solar Assault

1997 · Arcade · Shooter · Arcade

About this game

Solar Assault is a 1997 Konami arcade shoot ’em up and a 3D spinoff of the Gradius series. Using a flight-sim style cockpit cabinet, players pilot Vic Viper through fully 3D environments while retaining classic Gradius mechanics like power-up bars and iconic enemies. Despite its impressive visuals and unique perspective, the game was never widely released outside Japan and remains one of the more obscure entries in the Gradius franchise.

Screenshots

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Game facts

Release date

Dec 31, 1997

Developer

Konami

Publisher

Konami

Platforms

Arcade

Genres

Shooter, Arcade

Themes

Action, Science fiction

Game modes

Single player

Perspective

Third person

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Game data and artwork via IGDB.

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