Moon Cresta is an arcade game released in 1980 by Nichibutsu. A moving starfield gives the impression of vertical scrolling, but the game is a fixed shooter in the vein of Namco's Galaxian. Incentive Software published a version of this arcade game for many 8-bit home computers of the time. Dempa also released a port of both Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta for the X68000. It was also released on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on March 9, 2010 and PlayStation 4 (Arcade Archives) in 2014.
ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionshoot 'em upspaceshipspace shooterplaystation networkdigital distributionpsone classicsplaystation tv supportbackwards compatibilitywii virtual consoleArcade, BBC Microcomputer System, Dragon 32/64, PlayStation 3, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
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Character
Earnest, plot-driven, grave and spare.
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, BBC Microcomputer System, Dragon 32/64, PlayStation 3, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Wii, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Amstrad CPC
- Developer
- Nichibutsu
- Publisher
- Incentive Software, Sega, Taito, Centuri, Hamster Corporation
- Released
- February 15, 1980
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 11 ratings.
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