Soldier Blade PC Engine Longplay

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Soldier Blade (1992)

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Soldier Blade is a 1992 vertical-scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the TurboGrafx-16. Controlling the titular starship, the player is tasked with completing each of the game's seven stages in order to wipe out the Zeograd Army, an alien race bent on conquering Earth. The game is the fourth entry in the Star Soldier series and shares many similarities with its predecessor Super Star Soldier, with Soldier Blade having a heavy emphasis on speed.

Soldier Blade is a vertical-scrolling shooter video game, and the fourth in Hudson's successful Star Soldier series. The player assumes the role of the titular starship, which must complete each of the game's seven stages (referred to as "operations" in-game) in an effort to wipe out the Zeograd Army, an alien race bent on conquering Earth. Gameplay is often compared to its predecessor Super Star Soldier, sharing many of its gameplay elements and mechanics, however with a heavy emphasis on speed.

The Soldier Blade begins the game with a standard "Vulcan" projectile, which can destroy most enemies with a single shot, and can collect other weapons by acquiring different colored power capsules; these include a wave gun and a deadly laser that wipes out anything in its path. Collecting a power capsule will also cause a pod-like craft to join the player, which provides additional firepower. The Soldier Blade can be destroyed by colliding with either an enemy or a projectile; by collecting up to three power capsules, the player can take up to three hits. The player can also store three power-up items in a storage box placed towards the bottom of the screen, which can be deployed at any time. Weapons can also be destroyed to give the player a devastating screen-clearing superweapon, which can wipe out all enemies on the screen. A miniboss will need to be fought towards the middle of the stage, followed by an actual boss at the end. Bosses can be destroyed by shooting at its weak point.

Akin to other games in the series, Soldier Blade has two "Caravan" time attack modes, a two-minute version and a five-minute version. In both of these, the player is tasked with scoring as many points before the time runs out. Completing the main game will give the player access to a stage select, allowing them to play whichever area they choose.