SHMUP INDEX

Running the index costs money. If you want to collaborate:

Buy me a coffee Support on Ko-fi

If you have any question, contact us.

Corrections and missing games are welcome too.

Index › 1990s › Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth
Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth cover art

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth

AKA: スターソルジャー バニシングアース
Wishlist

ADD TO LIST

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth

In the year 2098 mankind had been critically attacked by a military force from Zeograd, a hostile planet in a far off galaxy. Commander Parker Deehan of Special Interception Airforce (SIA) decided to deploy and pilot the F98 Star Soldier fighter craft into the front line of battle against Zeograd. Losing the battle meant the extinction of mankind and the total annihilation of Earth!

Year
1998
Developer
Hudson Soft
Publisher
Hudson Soft
Orientation
Vertical

SCREENSHOTS

PHYSICAL

HISTORY

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth 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. It serves as a direct sequel to Soldier Blade and is part of the Star Soldier series. An arcade version was also released for Seta's Aleck 64, an arcade hardware system similar to the Nintendo 64.

Gameplay

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth is a science fiction-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game. Players can collect power-ups to increase the damage of their shot, roll to create shields which block enemy damage, and fire limited-use "ExARMS" attacks which deal incredible damage to enemies.

Reception

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth received mixed reception from critics, holding a rating of 52.40% based on five reviews according to review aggregator GameRankings.

STORY

In the year 2098 mankind had been critically attacked by a military force from Zeograd, a hostile planet in a far off galaxy. Commander Parker Deehan of Special Interception Airforce (SIA) decided to deploy and pilot the F98 Star Soldier fighter craft into the front line of battle against Zeograd. Losing the battle meant the extinction of mankind and the total annihilation of Earth!

1CC RUNS

One-credit clears we point to as the benchmark for this game.

GAMEPLAY VIDEO

SCORES

Source
Audience
Score
Reviews
Users
6 / 10
7
Users
63 / 100
5

ACHIEVEMENTS 1 set

Tracked by RetroAchievements and earned in an emulator that reports to it. A game tracked on more than one machine gets a set for each, because they are different lists earned on different hardware.

Nintendo 64 25 achievements, 288 pts
  1. Duoss Core Ver-3.3C 3
    Complete Mission 1 - Rumbling
  2. I Have Returned. 5
    Complete Mission 1 - Rumbling without dying [Level Select OK]
  3. Death Integrate 5
    Complete Mission 2 - Corrosion
  4. WARNING ENEMY APPROACHING 5
    Complete Mission 2 - Corrosion without dying [Level Select OK]
  5. Banded Hell 5
    Complete Special Mission 1 - Destruction [Level Select OK]
  6. Dark Force 5
    Complete Mission 3 - Invaded
  7. Please Evacuate Immediately 5
    Complete Mission 3 - Invaded without dying [Level Select OK]
  8. Dogue. Veyhaven 5
    Complete Special Mission 2 - Scars [Level Select OK]
  9. Intruder 5
    Complete Mission 4 - Pursuit
  10. Unknown Object Approaching 10
    Complete Mission 4 - Pursuit without dying [Level Select OK]
  11. Big Star Brain Maxima 10
    Complete Special Mission 3 - Reminiscence [Level Select OK]
  12. Folken 10
    Complete Mission 5 - Terrible
  13. I Will Not Tolerate Anyone Who Gets In My Way 10
    Complete Mission 5 - Terrible without dying [Level Select OK]
  14. Devain Device 10
    Complete Mission 6 - Stronghold
  15. This Is a Restricted Area 25
    Complete Mission 6 - Stronghold without dying [Level Select OK]
  16. I Had to Test You... And You Passed the Test. You Won! 25
    Complete the game with the Good Ending
  17. You Get Nothing! You Lose! Good Day Sir! 10
    Get the Bad Ending
  18. Beat the Game Regular 25
    Beat the game on Regular Difficulty or Higher
  19. Beat the Game Master 50
    Beat the game on Master Difficulty
  20. Codara 10
    Score more than 25 Million points on Beginner Difficulty
  21. Jedobarad 10
    Score more than 30 Million points on Regular Difficulty
  22. Makahna 10
    Score more than 35 Million points on Master Difficulty
  23. Houseveil 10
    Score 10 Million Points or more in 2 Minute Mode
  24. Taruwahru 10
    Score 50 Million Points or more in 5 Minute Mode
  25. Halberd 10
    Clear 5 Minutes Mode

Achievement names, descriptions and badges are the work of the RetroAchievements community. View this set on RetroAchievements

RELEASES 2 systems

System
Platform
Year
Notes
ARC
Arcade
1998
Original release
N64
Nintendo 64
1998
Original release

PHYSICAL RELEASES 1 box

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth box art, Nintendo 64
N64 Nintendo 64

IN PRINT

GAME DATA

Orientation
Vertical
Series
Star Soldier

SOURCES

Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Something wrong or missing? .

Suggest a correction