group=lower-alpha is a 1991 vertical-scrolling shooter video game developed by Now Production and published by Hudson Soft in Japan. It is the third game in the main Star Soldier series, and has been released in Europe for the Wii Virtual Console on May 2, 2008 and in North America on September 8. It was subsequently released for the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan in 2014 and North America in 2017.
Gameplay
This game features 7 stages to play as well as a 2-minute and 5-minute challenge mode. Unlike the other PC-Engine
Star Soldier games, the player chooses at the beginning of the game the exact kind of weapon each color power-up grants.
Development and release
Reception
The Japanese publication
Micom BASIC Magazine ranked
Final Soldier fifth in popularity in its September 1991 issue, and it received a 21.31/30 score in a 1993 readers' poll conducted by
PC Engine Fan, ranking among PC Engine titles at the number 214 spot.
The game garnered generally favorable reviews from critics.
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