Shock Troopers (1997)

Saurus

Arcade · Neo Geo MVS

3.82 from 38 ratings

391 members have it in their collection · 2 playing now · 235 backlogged · 23 wish listed

How long? Main story 1h (from 1 logged playthrough)

Shock Troopers is a 1-2 player game where players select one of eight characters to play as. Each character has their own attack. Players also have to choose one of three routes to take. The object of the game is to go toward the end of the level and defeat the end-of-level boss, which is usually a huge vehicle. Crates … Read more
Shock Troopers is a 1-2 player game where players select one of eight characters to play as. Each character has their own attack. Players also have to choose one of three routes to take. The object of the game is to go toward the end of the level and defeat the end-of-level boss, which is usually a huge vehicle. Crates that are scattered throughout the levels can be broken into to reveal new weapons and power-ups. There is a team mode where players have to select three characters. The characters can be switched on-the-fly during gameplay, which is useful if one of them is badly injured. Players can use the other teammates until life-ups can be found. Read less
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Developers
Saurus
Publishers
SNK of America
Genres
Arcade, Shooter
Themes
Action
Series
Shock Troopers
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Release dates

  • Nov 11, 1997 (Full Release) (Japan) Neo Geo MVS
  • 1997 (Full Release) (North_America) Neo Geo MVS

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jay.dino

Review jay.dino 4/5 · Jul 22, 2016

Platform:

Neo Geo version.

Graphics/Sound:

This game looks and sounds amazing. It's hand made 2d sprite graphics at its best. I find it pretty surprising that it looks and sounds much better than its sequel.

Gameplay:

It's a top down action shooter. You can move and shoot in 8 directions. When you keep holding down the shooting button the shooting …

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Platform:

Neo Geo version.

Graphics/Sound:

This game looks and sounds amazing. It's hand made 2d sprite graphics at its best. I find it pretty surprising that it looks and sounds much better than its sequel.

Gameplay:

It's a top down action shooter. You can move and shoot in 8 directions. When you keep holding down the shooting button the shooting direction stays fixed while you can still move in all directions, which is pretty neat, and is the best control option I've seen in these kind of games, next to actually having a twin-stick shooter. Also you have a dodge button to roll to the sides. Levels are linear but some parts are vertical, some are horizontal scrolling. What additionally heightens the replay value is that you can choose the route to the final boss, meaning on one playthrough you won't see all the levels.

Difficulty:

It's not overly hard, I think it's quite a bit easier than things like Metal Slug. No one hit deaths either, and respawning on the spot you died.

Conclusion:

This game makes for a good party game with two players. It's for some unexplicable reason much better than its sequel in every aspect.

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