Pulstar

aka: ACA NeoGeo: Pulstar

Moby ID: 28228

Released

1995 on Neo Geo

Credits

33 people

Releases by Date (by platform)

Publishers

Developers

Aicom Corporation

Moby Score

8.0

#2,259 of 24.8K

Critics

83% (17)

Players

(16)

Review Ranking

#5 on Neo Geo CD
#16 on Neo Geo

Collected By

26 players

Genre: Action
Perspective: Side view
Visual: 2D scrolling
Gameplay: Shooter
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic

Neo Geo Specs

Multiplayer Options: Hot Seat
Number of Offline Players: 1-2 Players

Buy on Windows

$5.99 new on GOG.com

See Also

Pulstar (2014 on Linux, Windows, Macintosh)

Description official descriptions

An alien threat looms over the galaxy and only you and your trusty star fighter can defeat them.

Pulstar is a 2D side-scrolling shooter in which you control your ship as it makes its way past stages filled with waves after waves of enemies bent on your destruction. You can upgrade your main weapons by collecting power-ups and charging up energy allows you to release charged attacks at the cost of power-up consumption. Additionally your ship comes with an ever-present "option" gun pod that floats around your ship and which can be positioned in several configurations to help protect the ship or increase its firepower.

While completely 2D, the game uses pre-rendered 3D sprites and includes fully animated cutscenes between each level. Also features support for two-player gameplay.

Spellings

パルスター - Japanese spelling

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Credits (Neo Geo version)

33 People (14 developers, 19 thanks) · View all

Pulstar Staff	Toshiyuki Nishimura (Nenko) M. Yoshida Tomonori Nagakubo (T. Nagakubo) NAOMI Daikichi (DAIKITI) Ken Katoku (K. Katoku) Kouzaburo Urahama (K. Urahama) K. Ohabe Toshio Ishikawa (Toshio.I) Harumi Fujita (H. Fujita) Masaki Fujita YAMADASAN SHION F. Ryuze
Special Thanks	Akiko Tsuruta (Tsuruta) TAKATSU Takeshi Umemoto (Umemoto) Y. Ushiki Yumiko Kawase (Kawase) K. Okahata (Okahata) ANNE TIME25 Hideki Miyagami Mr. Hiro Yasushi Gushiken (Y. Gushiken)
[ full credits ]

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Critics

Average score: 83% (based on 17 ratings)

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Average score: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 16 ratings with 0 reviews)

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Game added by Zovni.

PlayStation 4 added by mars_rulez. Linux, Macintosh, Windows, Browser added by 666gonzo666. Nintendo Switch, iPad, iPhone added by Rik Hideto. Wii added by yenruoj_tsegnol_eht (!!ihsoy). Windows Apps added by Kennyannydenny. Xbox One added by Matthias Günl. Arcade added by Kabushi.

Additional contributors: yenruoj_tsegnol_eht (!!ihsoy), Harmony♡.

Game added May 27, 2007. Last modified August 2, 2024.