Star Soldier - Revision history

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Warboss Gegguz: /* Strategy */

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Strategy

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	*There´s a Studio SiestA doujin shmup called Soldier Force, which was released in 2006 and directly took ship designs, enemy designs, character names, music, and level layouts from Star Soldier, and as well as ships and music from Hector 87 and Star Force. However, the companies Hudson and Tecmo sued Studio SiestA causing Soldier Force to be officially discontinued, though it can still be found online.		*There´s a Studio SiestA doujin shmup called Soldier Force, which was released in 2006 and directly took ship designs, enemy designs, character names, music, and level layouts from Star Soldier, and as well as ships and music from Hector 87 and Star Force. However, the companies Hudson and Tecmo sued Studio SiestA causing Soldier Force to be officially discontinued, though it can still be found online.

−	[[Category:~~Hudson Soft~~]]	+	[[Category:Star Soldier series]]

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	*There´s a Studio SiestA doujin shmup called Soldier Force, which was released in 2006 and directly took ship designs, enemy designs, character names, music, and level layouts from Star Soldier, and as well as ships and music from Hector 87 and Star Force. However, the companies Hudson and Tecmo sued Studio SiestA causing Soldier Force to be officially discontinued, though it can still be found online.		*There´s a Studio SiestA doujin shmup called Soldier Force, which was released in 2006 and directly took ship designs, enemy designs, character names, music, and level layouts from Star Soldier, and as well as ships and music from Hector 87 and Star Force. However, the companies Hudson and Tecmo sued Studio SiestA causing Soldier Force to be officially discontinued, though it can still be found online.
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 |music = Takeaki Kunimoto
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-|program = Atsuo Nagata <br> Katsunori Takahashi
+|program = Katsuhiro Nozawa <br> Masaaki Kikuta
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-|art = Kazuhiko Nonaka <br> Sugata Morimoto <br> Yasuaki Kuwahara <br> Tsukasa Kuwahara <br> Yamacham!
+|art = Tsuguyuki Yamamoto
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 |releasedate = FC: June 13, 1986 <br> MSX: 1986

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−	[[File:~~Star-soldier-nes-title-screen~~.~~jpg~~\|260px\|center\|Star Solder start screen]]	+	[[File:Star_Soldier_Logo.png\|260px\|center\|Star Solder start screen]]

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 |imagescalepx = 180px
 |developer = Hudson Soft
-|releasedate = NES: June 13, 1986 <br>
-MSX: 1986
+|music = Takeaki Kunimoto
 }}

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 |title = Star Soldier
 |background = #f8f8f8
-|image = Star_Soldier_Cover.jpg
+|image = StarSoldierFamicomCover.webp
 |width = 324px;
-|imagecaption = North American cover art
+|imagecaption = Famicom cover art
 |imagescalepx = 180px
 |developer = Hudson Soft

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 == Trivia ==
-*Star Soldier was created to be a spiritual successor to Tehkan’s arcade title [[Star Force]], following the success of the Hudson-developed port of Star Force to the Famicom both commercially and in the first Caravan Festival.
+*Star Soldier was created to be a spiritual successor to [[Tecmo|Tehkan’s]] arcade title [[Star Force]], following the success of the Hudson-developed port of Star Force to the Famicom both commercially and in the first Caravan Festival.
 *An enhanced port to of Star Soldier to the Super Famicom was released in 1995 as part of the Caravan Shooting Collection, alongside [[Hector '87]] and the Hudson Famicom port of Star Force. This version features additional sound channels allowing music and sound effects to play at the same time, as well as removal of sprite-flicker and slowdown present in the NES/Famicom version.

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 *Star Soldier was created to be a spiritual successor to Tehkan’s arcade title [[Star Force]], following the success of the Hudson-developed port of Star Force to the Famicom both commercially and in the first Caravan Festival.
-*An enhanced port to of Star Soldier to the Super Famicom was released in 1995 as part of the Caravan Shooting Collection, alongside Hector '87 and the Hudson Famicom port of Star Force. This version features additional sound channels allowing music and sound effects to play at the same time, as well as removal of sprite-flicker and slowdown present in the NES/Famicom version.
+*An enhanced port to of Star Soldier to the Super Famicom was released in 1995 as part of the Caravan Shooting Collection, alongside [[Hector '87]] and the Hudson Famicom port of Star Force. This version features additional sound channels allowing music and sound effects to play at the same time, as well as removal of sprite-flicker and slowdown present in the NES/Famicom version.
 *Star Soldier was given a quasi-remake/sequel for the PS2, Gamecube, and PSP as Volume 2 of the Hudson Selection series. It features fully redone 2.5D visuals, controllable ship speed, a secondary close-range attack option, A new a heavy metal rendition of the original's soundtrack, new unlockable ships, new stages, and new bosses alongside remakes of some of the original stages. It also includes the 2 minute and 5 minute Caravan modes featured in games from Hector '87 onward.
 *There´s a Studio SiestA doujin shmup called Soldier Force, which was released in 2006 and directly took ship designs, enemy designs, character names, music, and level layouts from Star Soldier, and as well as ships and music from Hector 87 and Star Force. However, the companies Hudson and Tecmo sued Studio SiestA causing Soldier Force to be officially discontinued, though it can still be found online.

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	*Trap Zones can serve as both a blessing and a curse, so it's important to note their locations to both use them effectively and avoid accidentally missing out on points/power-ups by slipping under one. Slipping out of a trap zone is a matter of simply moving towards the edge of the object and onto it's surface, but they are not telegraphed.		*Trap Zones can serve as both a blessing and a curse, so it's important to note their locations to both use them effectively and avoid accidentally missing out on points/power-ups by slipping under one. Slipping out of a trap zone is a matter of simply moving towards the edge of the object and onto it's surface, but they are not telegraphed.
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		+	*A common strategy is to take a single deliberate hit upon collecting four power-ups, as the five lines of fire mode reduces your forward shot to just a single beam rather than two. Returning to the three lanes of fire mode allows you to deal damage to individual targets and bosses more effectively while still allowing you to tank four additional shots if needed.

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==

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 == Strategy ==
-With such a simple premise, the best strategy for Star Soldier is to eliminate enemies as quickly as possible before they progress to a point-blank range. Ground targets can interfere with the player’s range, but can be quickly disbursed.
+*With such a simple premise, the best strategy for Star Soldier is to eliminate enemies as quickly as possible before they progress to a point-blank range. Ground targets can interfere with the player’s range, but can be quickly disbursed.
-While trap zones are beneficial for avoiding excessive quantities of enemies or fire, it is relatively easy for a player to accidentally duck under them and risk losing out on points and upgrades.
+*Enemy patterns, trap zone locations, Zeg locations, and power-up locations are all consistent throughout runs, while enemy attacks and pursuit are variable. This combined with the score-chasing nature of Star Soldier makes it in many ways a hybrid between a memorizer and a traditional fast-paced shmup. The player will likely have to repeat stages multiple times to calculate their optimal path, if not due to losing as their are no continues.
-The best way to avoid unintentionally ducking under trap zones is to avoid moving towards those level-elements from a plan background. Moving onto trap zones while flying above other background elements ensures that Caesar won’t  accidentally move underneath them in the middle of combat or while pursuing an upgrade.
+*Trap Zones can serve as both a blessing and a curse, so it's important to note their locations to both use them effectively and avoid accidentally missing out on points/power-ups by slipping under one. Slipping out of a trap zone is a matter of simply moving towards the edge of the object and onto it's surface, but they are not telegraphed.
 == Trivia ==
-*Star Soldier was created to be a spiritual successor to Tehkan’s arcade title Star Force, following the success of the Hudson-developed port of Star Force to the Famicom both commercially and in the first Caravan Festival.
+*Star Soldier was created to be a spiritual successor to Tehkan’s arcade title [[Star Force]], following the success of the Hudson-developed port of Star Force to the Famicom both commercially and in the first Caravan Festival.
-*Star Soldier was given a quasi-remake/sequel for the PS2, Gamecube, and PSP as Volume 2 of the Hudson Selection series. It features fully redone 2.5D visuals, controllable ship speed, a secondary close-range attack option, A new a heavy metal rendition of the original's soundtrack, new unlockable ships, new stages, and new bosses alongside remakes of some of the original stages. It also includes the 2 minute and 5 minute score attack modes featured in games from Hector '87 onward.
+*An enhanced port to of Star Soldier to the Super Famicom was released in 1995 as part of the Caravan Shooting Collection, alongside Hector '87 and the Hudson Famicom port of Star Force. This version features additional sound channels allowing music and sound effects to play at the same time, as well as removal of sprite-flicker and slowdown present in the NES/Famicom version.
 *There´s a Studio SiestA doujin shmup called Soldier Force, which was released in 2006 and directly took ship designs, enemy designs, character names, music, and level layouts from Star Soldier, and as well as ships and music from Hector 87 and Star Force. However, the companies Hudson and Tecmo sued Studio SiestA causing Soldier Force to be officially discontinued, though it can still be found online.