Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire
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Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire (lit. "Galaxy Policewoman Legend Sapphire", often called simply Sapphire) is a 1995 shoot 'em up
video game released by Hudson Soft
for the PC Engine
console (with the Arcade CD-ROM add-on) in Japan
only. It is renowned as one of the most technically impressive titles for that system, as well as one of the rarest. As such, it may reach very high prices on online auctions, often well over $400 for a mint copy. Counterfeit copies also appear in auctions, but it is possible to distinguish them from the legitimate product.
This game was ported to PSP as part of the Galaxy Fraulein Collection
compilation.
Shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up is a subgenre of shooter video games. In a shoot 'em up, the player controls a lone character, often in a spacecraft or aircraft, shooting large numbers of enemies while dodging their attacks. The genre in turn encompasses various types or subgenres and critics differ on exactly what...
video game released by Hudson Soft
Hudson Soft
, formally known as , is a majority-owned subsidiary of Konami Corporation is a Japanese electronic entertainment publisher headquartered in the Midtown Tower in Tokyo Midtown, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with an additional office in the Hudson Building in Sapporo. It was founded on May 18, 1973...
for the PC Engine
TurboGrafx-16
TurboGrafx-16, fully titled as TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem and known in Japan as the , is a video game console developed by Hudson Soft and NEC, released in Japan on October 30, 1987, and in North America on August 29, 1989....
console (with the Arcade CD-ROM add-on) in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
only. It is renowned as one of the most technically impressive titles for that system, as well as one of the rarest. As such, it may reach very high prices on online auctions, often well over $400 for a mint copy. Counterfeit copies also appear in auctions, but it is possible to distinguish them from the legitimate product.
This game was ported to PSP as part of the Galaxy Fraulein Collection
Galaxy Fraulein Yuna
is a series of video games, anime, and other media from Japan. The Japanese title literally translates to "Galaxy Lady Legend Yuna".The main character of the series is Kagurazaka Yuna, a somewhat ditzy 16-year old girl. After winning a "Galactic Bishōjo Contest", she becomes "The Savior of Light",...
compilation.