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Aleste 2

This entry is part 2 of 12 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

Aleste 2 takes place twenty years after the destruction of Dia 51. The Vagant (AKA Bargund) Emperor Gaizel has made

Power Strike / Aleste

This entry is part 1 of 12 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

Despite the change in name, Aleste (pronounced “alesta”) is the sequel to Zanac. This is because the copyright for the

R-Type Delta

This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series R-Type

In the late ‘90s, 3D video games were greatly overtaking the popularity of 2D, resulting in the downfall of many

R-Type III

This entry is part 4 of 7 in the series R-Type

R-Type III is the first title in the series exclusively for consoles. It was developed by Tamtex, a subsidiary of

Robo Aleste

This entry is part 7 of 12 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

Robo Aleste for the Sega CD is essentially the sequel to MUSHA. It begins with a relatively lengthy storyline that

Rainbow Cotton

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Cotton

Rainbow Cotton is technically the sequel to the Mega Drive game Panorama Cotton. It features the same behind-the-back 3D view,

Deus Ex GO

This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series Deus Ex

Mobile spin-offs of AAA games have typically been a sketchy thing, as developers often attempt to cram something vaguely resembling

Cotton 2 / Cotton Boomerang

This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Cotton

The first true sequel to Cotton appeared in the arcades several years after the original, running on Sega’s ST-V hardware.

Zanac x Zanac

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Zanac

Compile almost completely stopped developing shoot-em-ups after 1993’s Sylphia, as some of the staff had since departed to form Raizing,

Tsugunai: Atonement

RPGs are long and take time to develop, so it’s rare that many are available at console launches. In the

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