Seirei Senshi Spriggan
Take on the alien hordes in this vertically scrolling shoot 'em up from the people behind Aleste. The power-up system in Spriggan relies on different coloured globes - you can have three of these in stock at…
Seirei Senshi Spriggan is a shooter developed by Compile, released 12 July 1991 on Wii and Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.
What Seirei Senshi Spriggan is
Seirei Senshi Spriggan is a shooter game developed by Compile and released in 1991. It was published by Naxat Soft. It is available on Wii and Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Take on the alien hordes in this vertically scrolling shoot 'em up from the people behind Aleste. The power-up system in Spriggan relies on different coloured globes - you can have three of these in stock at any one time and the order they are in will vary what style of weapon you have. This allows for a certain degree of mix-and-match until you find your preferred combination. You can also eject these orbs, which act as a smart bomb in times of need.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Spriggan series
Seirei Senshi Spriggan is the first of 4 entries we hold in the Spriggan series. The next entry was Spriggan Mark 2: Re-Terraform Project in 1992.
What it launched against
Seirei Senshi Spriggan launched on 12 July 1991, within three weeks of Sonic the Hedgehog, Final Fantasy IV and Bomberman II.
Released around the same time: Sonic the Hedgehog, Final Fantasy IV, Bomberman II.
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