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Volfied

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Taking place in another galaxy, a space pilot is returning to his home world of Volfied, only to discover that it is under attack by an unknown alien force. The few remaining Volfied inhabitants are in an underground location of the planet and signal the pilot to their aid. The pilot flies to Volfied
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when collected. Power-ups can grant the player speed or even weapons. There is a special completion bonus on certain levels, often attained by shooting the main enemy.
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s abstract geometry style; the player pilots a small spaceship named "Monotros" instead of a marker, and the enemies come in the form of various aliens.
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conversion was developed by I.T.L and published by Taito in 1991. This port was released in North America as
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on their September 15, 1989 issue as being the ninth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.
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using his ship's defensive weapons in order to eliminate the alien threat and save his people.
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from Ving was released in 1991 only in Japan. It is playable on
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version in 1989. This port was only released in Japan.
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Index


Developer(s)
Taito
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)
Fukio Mitsuji
Platform(s)
Arcade
Atari ST
Amiga
Genesis
PC Engine
DOS
Commodore 64
Genre(s)
Action
Fukio Mitsuji
Taito
Qix
science fiction
lines
power-up
PC Engine
Sega Genesis
Empire Interactive
Amiga
Atari ST
MS-DOS
FM Towns
FM Towns Marty

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