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Game Info
- Platform
- Arcade
- Genres
- Shooter
- Player Perspective
- First person
- Developers
- Namco
- Publishers
- Namco · Namco Bandai Games
- Release date
- December 1, 1991
Summary
Solvalou drops you into a sit‑down cabinet that feels more like a cockpit than an arcade machine, a design Namco billed as a “hyper‑entertainment machine.” From the first‑person view you pilot the Solvalou starship along a fixed flight path, dodging enemy fire while you can still shift left or right to avoid projectiles. The ship’s arsenal is split between an air zapper for aerial foes and a blaster bomb that can launch up to five ground‑targeting explosives at once, giving a satisfying mix of precision and splash damage. A shield bar at the top of the screen tracks your health, and once it’s gone the run ends. The game is divided into six increasingly tough levels, each capped with a score tally and occasional boss motherships like the Andor Genesis. Though it never sold well, critics praised Solvalou’s realistic 3‑D graphics and the raw power of the Namco System 21 board that drove it.
Storyline
Set in 2015, the arcade shooter Solvalou drops players into a desperate war between humanity and the rogue android collective known as GAMP. In response to the looming threat, Earth’s forces deploy the Solvalou starship, a sleek combat vessel designed to strike at the heart of the enemy. The mission is to hunt down and annihilate the GAMP forces and, most critically, its massive mothership before it can eradicate the remaining human colonies. The game’s narrative is simple but urgent: destroy the alien AI before it wipes out humanity.
Edited by Maya Carter
Arcade Machine
- Developers
- Namco
- Machine Style
- Cockpit · Upright
- Control Panel
- Single-player
- Input Devices
- Joystick
- Screen Orientation
- Landscape
- Sound
- Mono
Multiplayer
- Game modes
- Single
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