Raising steam.
When it arrived on the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis back in the early ’90s, Steel Empire (or Koutetsu Teikoku / Empire of Steel, depending on which region you live in) made quite an impact. This was partly down to its unique steampunk visual style, which also borrowed elements from Hayao Miyazaki’s seminal 1986 movie Laputa: Castle in the Sky, but it also helped that it was a decent shmup on a console that was literally drowning in them.
Acclaim’s Flying Edge sub-label duly brought the game to Western audiences, and a cult classic was born. The game was later ported to the Game Boy Advance, such was its level of fame. Now, publisher ININ and developer Mebius are bringing the game to Switch in the form of The Legend of Steel Empire – although those of you with especially good memories might be struck with a feeling of Deja Vu.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
Raising steam.
When it arrived on the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis back in the early ’90s, Steel Empire (or Koutetsu Teikoku / Empire of Steel, depending on which region you live in) made quite an impact. This was partly down to its unique steampunk visual style, which also borrowed elements from Hayao Miyazaki’s seminal 1986 movie Laputa: Castle in the Sky, but it also helped that it was a decent shmup on a console that was literally drowning in them.
Acclaim’s Flying Edge sub-label duly brought the game to Western audiences, and a cult classic was born. The game was later ported to the Game Boy Advance, such was its level of fame. Now, publisher ININ and developer Mebius are bringing the game to Switch in the form of The Legend of Steel Empire – although those of you with especially good memories might be struck with a feeling of Deja Vu.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
