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Arbalester

Arbalester is a scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by SETA in 1989, licensed to Taito and Romstar. The player controls a fighter jet and shoots enemies in the air and on the ground, collects…

1 May 1989

Arbalester is an arcade developed by SETA Co. Ltd., released 1 May 1989 on Arcade.

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What Arbalester is

Arbalester is an arcade game developed by SETA Co. Ltd. and released in 1989. It was published by Romstar. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Arbalester is a scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by SETA in 1989, licensed to Taito and Romstar. The player controls a fighter jet and shoots enemies in the air and on the ground, collects power-ups, and defeats bosses to advance levels.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Arbalester launched on 1 May 1989, within three weeks of Adventures of Lolo and Alleyway.

Released around the same time: Adventures of Lolo, Alleyway.

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When did Arbalester come out?
Arbalester was released on 1 May 1989 for Arcade.

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