The Machine has enslaved the galaxy under its tyrannical rule. As Bren McGuire, the last survivor of the United Freedom Forces, it is your duty to destroy the evil forces of the Machine that have devastated the galaxy.
ShooterPlatformActionScience fictionwii virtual consoleWii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
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Earnest, plot-driven, epic and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
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About the game
- Platforms
- Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Developer
- Factor 5
- Publisher
- Data East, Sony Imagesoft
- Released
- December 31, 1994
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 7.3/10 from 10 ratings.
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