Super Hydorah | |
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Developer(s) | Locomalito |
Publisher(s) | Abylight Studios |
Composer(s) | Gryzor87 |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Nintendo Switch |
Release | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita September 20, 2017 iOS May 17, 2018 Nintendo Switch November 15, 2018 |
Genre(s) | Side-scrolling shoot 'em up |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Super Hydorah is a 2017 independent side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by Locomalito and published by Abylight Studios. It features a 16-32 bit era look and feel as well as a CRT Monitor effect.[1] The game was released for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita on September 20, 2017, and later, in 2018, ported to iOS on May 17 and Nintendo Switch on November 15, respectively.[2] The game is an expanded and enhanced version of the developer's previous freeware game Hydorah.
The game follows the Delta Lance, a lone space fighter, as its pilot fights to defeat the evil Meroptian alien race and save humanity. Super Hydorah received positive reviews, praising its graphics, design and music, while criticizing its game balance and unforgiving difficulty.