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Grind Stormer

"Grind Stormer" is a 1993 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game originally developed and published by Toaplan in Japan and North America. It is considered to be the spiritual successor to Slap Fight…

1 December 1992

Grind Stormer is an arcade developed by Toaplan, released 1 December 1992 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Arcade.

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What Grind Stormer is

Grind Stormer is an arcade game developed by Toaplan and released in 1992. It was published by Tengen. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game takes place in the year 2210 where 'the ultimate arcade machine' Grind Stormer/V・V has finally been released. A VR shooting game, Grind Stormer/V・V becomes so addicting that the government assigns a young man to investigate the arcade phenomenon in order to question its true purpose and to perform the impossible: to beat the game.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Grind Stormer launched on 1 December 1992, within three weeks of Streets of Rage 2, Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting and Flashback: The Quest for Identity.

Released around the same time: Streets of Rage 2, Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Flashback: The Quest for Identity.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Grind Stormer come out?
Grind Stormer was released on 1 December 1992 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Arcade.

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