Bio-ship Paladin
| Bio-ship Paladin | |
|---|---|
North American arcade flyer | |
| Developer | UPL |
| Publishers |
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| Designer | Tsutomu Fuzisawa |
| Composer | Yoshio Nagashima |
| Platforms | Arcade, Sega Genesis |
| Release | |
| Genre | Scrolling shooter |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Bio-ship Paladin, known in Japan as Space Battleship Gomora[a], is a 1990 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by UPL for arcades. It was released in Japan in November 1990 and in North America by Sammy Corporation in North America in April 1991.[1] It was later ported to the Sega Mega Drive. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in August 2021.[2]
Gameplay
The player controls the bioship Paladin, traversing various levels while defeating enemies. Unlike most shoot 'em ups, the Paladin had an armor gauge which meant that the ship would not be destroyed with one hit or after brushing up against a foreground object. The ship had a semi-automatic Laser weapon that, when held down, would charge up and unleash a stronger laser blast. Players can use a manual aiming crosshair that could be placed anywhere on the screen for the Beam weapon, allowing the player to shoot any visible enemy fighter.
The player must fight their way through nine levels filled with clever foreground obstacles and waves of enemies. Many of the bosses had to be destroyed by first shooting off their guns, missile launchers and jets before destroying the whole ship. However, there were no Extend bonuses.[3]
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Bio-ship Paladin on their December 15, 1990 issue as being the eleventh most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[4]
Notes
References
- ^ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 21, 130. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ^ Whitehead, Thomas (January 3, 2024). "Arcade Archives BIO-SHIP PALADIN (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ^ Lambie, Ryan (March 9, 2018). "Bio-Ship Paladin: The Underrated Shoot-em-up of 1990". Den of Geek. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ^ "Gēmumashin no besutohittogēmu 25" ゲームマシンのベストヒットゲーム25 [Game Machineʼs Best Hit Games 25]. "Gēmumashin" w:ja:ゲームマシン [Game Machine] (in Japanese). No. 394. "Amyūzumento tsūshin-sha" w:ja:アミューズメント通信社 [Amusement Press, Inc.] December 15, 1990. テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos) [p. 25]. Retrieved July 5, 2020 – via Internet Archive.