Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth[lower-alpha 1] is a 1998 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Hudson Soft (Electro Brain for the North American release) for the Nintendo 64, a direct sequel to Soldier Blade and is part of their Star Soldier series. There was also an arcade version released for Seta's Aleck64, arcade hardware similar to the Nintendo 64.

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth
North American Nintendo 64 cover art
Developer(s)Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)N64
SETA Corporation (Arcade)
Director(s)Kazuo Tsubota
Producer(s)Toshiyuki Takahashi
Yuji Kudo
Designer(s)Mitsuru Nakamura
Programmer(s)Mayumi Murata
Artist(s)Hideki Sōma
Hideki Yamaguchi
Composer(s)Ichirō Shimakura
SeriesStar Soldier
Platform(s)Arcade, Nintendo 64
ReleaseN64
Arcade
Genre(s)Vertically scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player
CabinetUpright
Arcade systemAleck 64

Gameplay
Gameplay screenshot.

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth is a science fiction-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game.[4]

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(N64) 52.40%[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame(N64) [6]
IGN(N64) 5.0 / 10[7]
N64 Magazine(N64) 62%[8]
Nintendo Power(N64) 7.2 / 10[9]
64 Power(N64) 65%[10]
(N64) [10]
Consoles +(N64) 75%[11]
Consoles News(N64) 5 / 10[12]
Digital Press(N64) 4 / 10[13]
GamePlay 64(N64) 78 / 100[14]
Gamers' Republic(N64) C-[15]
HonestGamers(N64) [16]
Joypad(N64) 1 / 10[17]
Total!(N64) 65 / 100[18]
Ultra 64(N64) 81%[19]
(N64) 62%[19]
Video Games(N64) 50%[20]
X64(N64) [21]

IGN gave Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth 5.0 out of 10 overall stating the gameplay was "okay, but has little variety and little innovation".[7]

Notes
  1. Japanese: スターソルジャー・バニシングアース Hepburn: Sutā Sorujā Banishingu Āsu

References
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  3. Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). ビスコ (Visco). アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005) (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. p. 59. ISBN 978-4990251215.
  4. Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth manual (Nintendo 64, US)
  5. "Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth for Nintendo 64". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  6. Sackenheim, Shawn (1998). "Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth [Japanese] (Nintendo 64) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  7. Schneider, Peer (21 January 1999). "Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth - IGN64 reviews the Hudson/Electro-Brain retro-shooter that quietly found its way into stores". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  8. Kitts, Martin (September 1998). "Import Arena: The shoot-'em-up revival starts here - Star Soldier". N64 Magazine. No. 19. Future Publishing. pp. 62–63.
  9. Andy; Todd; Dan; Paul; Scott (December 1998). "Now Playing - Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth (N64)". Nintendo Power. No. 115. Nintendo of America. p. 128.
  10. Richter, Thomas; Fischer, Frank (September 1998). "64 Power Reviews: Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth - Das erste vertikal scrollende Shoot'em-Up für das N64 ist da! Hat sich das Warten gelohnt?". 64 Power (in German). No. 14. LiveEmotion Verlag. pp. 58–59.
  11. Panda (October 1998). "Test Nintendo 64 - Star Soldier". Consoles + (in French). No. 81. M.E.R.7. p. 134.
  12. Abricot (September 1998). "Les Imports (Septembre 98)- Star Soldier (N64 - Version Jap)". Consoles News (in French). No. 25. FJM Publications. p. 83.
  13. Santulli, Joe (January 1999). "Random Reviews Lite - Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth (Hudson, for N64)". Digital Press - The Bio-Degradable Source For Videogamers. No. 39. Joe Santulli. p. 20.
  14. Eric (September 1998). "Tests 64: Star Soldier avait tout d'un vrai shoot-them-up. Dommage que la réalisation ne suive pas... - Star Soldier". GamePlay 64 (in French). No. 8. FJM Publications. pp. 106–110. Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  15. Halverson, Dave (September 1998). "World Republic: Hudson's Put The Earth In Peril! From the ashes of NEC's PC Engine comes the first overhead shooter for the Nintendo 64 - Star Soldier". Gamers' Republic. No. 4. Millennium Publishing. p. 81.
  16. Golding, Marc (October 30, 2003). "Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth (Nintendo 64) review". HonestGamers. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  17. Santoni, Jean (September 1998). "Zoom - Zapping Japon/USA: Star Soldier Vanishing Earth (Nintendo 64)". Joypad (in French). No. 78. Yellow Media. p. 88.
  18. Lips (July 1998). "Total 64 Review: Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth - Wham bam thank you mam, hot blasting action on the N64 made just the way your dad likes it!". Total 64. No. 19. Rapide Publishing. pp. 56–57.
  19. Faure; Maulon, Vincent (September 1998). "Tests Nintendo 64 - Star Soldier". Ultra 64 (in French). No. 2. FJM Publications. pp. 120–121. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  20. Sauer, Dirk (September 1998). "Nintendo 64 Import - Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth". Video Games (in German). No. 82. Future-Verlag. p. 76.
  21. "Horizons Lointains: Sourvenirs du passé - Star Soldier". X64 (in French). No. 10. Edicorp Publications. September 1998. pp. 86–87. Archived from the original on 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
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