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Iron Soldier

The player controls a robot spanning 42 feet or 13 metres in a series of 16 missions consisting of destroying certain enemies and buildings. Some missions require the player to obtain new weapons from an enemy…

31 December 1994

Iron Soldier is a shooter developed by Eclipse Software, released 31 December 1994 on Atari Jaguar.

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What Iron Soldier is

Iron Soldier is a shooter game developed by Eclipse Software and released in 1994. It was published by Atari Corporation. It is available on Atari Jaguar only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player controls a robot spanning 42 feet or 13 metres in a series of 16 missions consisting of destroying certain enemies and buildings. Some missions require the player to obtain new weapons from an enemy base or destroy other robots. The player has a wide variety of weapons like rocket launchers, a chainsaw, gatling gun, shield, and self-controlled rockets, which can be equipped on any part of the robot. The gaming media reported that Iron Soldier would support two-player gaming via the Jaguar's dial-up internet link;[1] however, the Jaguar internet link was never completed or released, so Iron Soldier was released as a single-player game only.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Iron Soldier launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Battle Arena Toshinden.

Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Battle Arena Toshinden.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Iron Soldier — frequently asked questions

When did Iron Soldier come out?
Iron Soldier was released on 31 December 1994 for Atari Jaguar.

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