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Platform
Sega Genesis
Genres
Shoot 'em Up · Shooter
Player Perspective
Side view
Developers
Aprinet
Publishers
Softvision · Samsung
Release date
July 25, 1993

Summary

Eliminate Down throws you straight into the action with three distinct weapons at your fingertips – a forward‑firing blaster, a rear‑laser, and a four‑way bomb spread – each of which can be powered up through three levels of upgrades. The forward gun even sprouts a Super Crash Shot that transforms into a piercing laser, letting you cut through foreground obstacles as the alien hordes pour in.

What really sets the game apart is its relentless pace: there are no checkpoints, so a single death sends you back to the start of the level, and you can only earn an extra life every 100,000 points. Between the frantic shooting you can pause to tweak your ship’s speed, and a handy Barrier pickup will absorb a couple of hits before you’re exposed again.

The eight sprawling stages are punctuated by a quirky Concentration‑style mini‑game at the main menu, a little brain‑teaser that feels oddly at home in a scrolling shooter. All of this makes Eliminate Down a surprisingly deep throwback for Mega Drive fans looking for a challenge that rewards both reflexes and a bit of strategy.

Storyline

Eliminate Down thrusts you into the brink of humanity’s space‑pioneering era, right as the 30th century is about to begin. An alien race called the Amuleto bursts through a space distortion and heads straight for Earth, revealing hostile intentions. Their fleet expands rapidly while human investigations are systematically destroyed. The only hope for mankind lies in the Steel Pyron, a versatile space fighter equipped for multiple combat scenarios and capable of warp‑drive jumps. The game follows the Steel Pyron’s desperate fight against the growing Amuleto armada.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Game modes
Single