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Virtua Fighter 2 (1994)

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Solar Eclipse is the 1995 sequel to the 3DO and Playstation game, Total Eclipse (or Total Eclipse Turbo) which was released in 1993/1994 (sources indicate 1994, but it was in development and technically ready for sale in 1993). The game's plot deals with you, the player (with a troubled past; codename Stuntman), joining a new space squadron aboard a Tomlinson-class carrier as a member of Red Team, as RT's ace pilot has been injured. There's trouble on a mining colony on Janus which eventually leads you to investigate the various moons around Saturn. You not only have to repair your damaged reputation, but gain the trust of your allies and the respect of your captain.

Solar Eclipse was released in the U.S. for the Sega Saturn (whereas a "late" release under it's alternative name, Titan Wars, was released for Playstation in Europe; it was released in Japan and Europe under Titan Wars for Saturn as well), which is a bit of a shame as it's actually a rather cool game. Solar Eclipse is notable for its high-quality FMVs of the time and the acting talents of Claudia Christian and Gary Hudson (who is the player character). Additionally, the game has several cool easter eggs such as various hidden levels, some based on other Crystal Dynamics titles like "The Horde" and "Off-World Interceptor".

The audio/visuals are great and the gameplay, while simple with few power-ups (though you do get help from your teammates which is neat, reminding me of Star Fox, except they aren't as needy) is basically an arcade style rail-shooter with non-stop action. It should be cheap and there aren't many rogue squadron rail shooters of its type on the Saturn (much less those that are good) so I'd pick it up if you can find it. If you have both a Playstation and a Saturn, still get the Saturn version (because the PAL Playstation game is actually pretty rare). This is a video of some of the game. Enjoy.

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