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Sqoon

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PlatformFamicomYear1986
PublisherIremDeveloperHome Data
RegionJPLanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Shoot'em Up, Dolphins
PlatformFamicom
Year1986
PublisherIrem
DeveloperHome Data
RegionJP
LanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Shoot'em Up, Dolphins

A shoot'em up in a world under water from climate change. Sqoon has you piloting a submarine to destroy aliens while collecting survivors. Get your survivors to safety in order to regenerate your fuel which is constantly counting down.
 
GoodBad
  • Unique setting for a shoot 'em up.
  • More complex gameplay than most shooters
  • Cartridge lights up
  • Dolphins
  • Odd hit-boxes for areas holding survivors
  • Secondary weapon has odd angle
  • Unclear goals requires reading the manual
  • No auto-repeat
  • Very chaotic
Good
  • Unique setting for a shoot 'em up.
  • More complex gameplay than most shooters
  • Cartridge lights up
  • Dolphins
 
Bad
  • Odd hit-boxes for areas holding survivors
  • Secondary weapon has odd angle
  • Unclear goals requires reading the manual
  • No auto-repeat
  • Very chaotic
 
4Unique game with more complexity than most shoot'em ups but the added complexity doesn't translate into it being more fun.

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