Vimana (video game)

Vimana
Developer(s)Toaplan
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)Yuichirō Nozawa[3]
Composer(s)Toshiaki Tomizawa
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
Genre(s)Vertically scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, co-op

Vimana[a] is a vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game developed by Toaplan and published in Japan by Tecmo and Europe in June 1991.[1][2] It is notable for being one of the few titles by Toaplan that has not received any official port to home consoles as of date and for its unique combination of science fiction with brief Hindu references.[4] In the game, players assume the role of the titular warriors taking control of powerful ancient space fighter crafts in order to reclaim their home planet by fighting against military machines gone wild. The title received positive reception from critics and reviewers alike after release in regards to the gameplay, but was considered a flop in arcades.[5] As of 2019, its rights are owned by Tatsujin, a company founded in 2017 by former Toaplan member Masahiro Yuge and now-affiliate of Japanese arcade manufacturer exA-Arcadia alongside many other Toaplan IPs.

  1. ^ a b Yanma (July 1991). "Super Soft Hot Information: Video Game! (ビデオゲーム) - ヴィマナ". Micom BASIC Magazine (in Japanese). No. 109. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation. p. 255.
  2. ^ a b Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). テクモ（テーカン）Tecmo; 東亜プラン (Toa Plan) (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. pp. 49, 50. ISBN 978-4990251215. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Iona; VHS; K-HEX (June 2009). "東亜プラン FOREVER". Floor 25 (in Japanese). Vol. 9. pp. 1–70. (Translation by Gamengai. Archived 2020-10-10 at the Wayback Machine).
  4. ^ Zverloff, Nick (4 February 2011). "Vimana". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Vimana [TP-019]". arcade-history.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2019.


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