Vanark (1999)

Bit Town

PlayStation

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Vanark is, at its core, a shooter. Sure, it's a 3D shooter "on rails" in the grand tradition of Star Fox or the Saturn's Panzer Dragoon series, but the difference here, is that it's the PlayStation's first great example of one. It's a tried-and-true method of laying on the action, and while there were plenty of opportunities for Asmik to … Vanark is, at its core, a shooter. Sure, it's a 3D shooter "on rails" in the grand tradition of Star Fox or the Saturn's Panzer Dragoon series, but the difference here, is that it's the PlayStation's first great example of one. It's a tried-and-true method of laying on the action, and while there were plenty of opportunities for Asmik to screw up the formula, but luckily, they never really dropped the ball, at least not when it came to the shooter parts. Read more

Details

Developers
Bit Town
Publishers
Asmik Ace, Jaleco
Genres
Shooter
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Also known as
Astro Trooper Vanark · Uchūkido Vanāku (Japanese title, romanization)

Release dates

  • Oct 07, 1999 (Japan) PlayStation
  • Apr 10, 2000 (North America) PlayStation