Series: Aleste / Power Strike

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June 26, 2024

Senxin Aleste

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

For quite some time, the Aleste series was dead and buried thanks to the bankruptcy of developer Compile in the …

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December 20, 2016

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 …

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December 20, 2016

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 …

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December 20, 2016

Aleste Gaiden

This entry is part 3 of 12 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

Released two months before Aleste 2, Aleste Gaiden was released as part of the Disk Station Special Fall package, which …

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September 12, 2017

MUSHA

This entry is part 4 of 12 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

Aleste 2 and Aleste Gaiden were relegated to the MSX2, but Compile returned the series to consoles with MUSHA for …

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January 8, 2017

GG Aleste

This entry is part 5 of 12 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

Portable systems are rarely known for their shoot-em-ups, but that didn’t stop Compile from trying. The “GG” in “GG Aleste” …

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January 8, 2017

Power Strike II (GG) / GG Aleste 2

This entry is part 6 of 12 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

The second GG Aleste game was released in both Japan and Europe, the latter where it was known as Power …

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December 19, 2016

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 …

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December 7, 2016

Space Megaforce

This entry is part 8 of 12 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

The Aleste series made its way to the SNES in a single outing, known as Space Megaforce in North America. …

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December 10, 2016

Power Strike II

This entry is part 9 of 12 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

The title for this release of Power Strike II, released only in PAL territories for the Master System, sure is …