Einhänder
Sign in to saveEinhänder is a 1997 scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation. It was released in Japan on November 20, 1997, and in North America on May 5, 1998, by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was also re-released for the Japanese PlayStation Network on June 25, 2008. The name Einhänder is German and denotes a type of sword that is wielded with one hand, here used to refer to the single manipulator arm possessed by the player's spacecraft.
Game data
Metacritic 89- Released
- 1997-11-20
- User rating
- 4.22 / 5
- Genres
- Shooter, Action
- Platforms
- PlayStation
- ESRB
- Everyone
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Game details · IGDB
Einhänder is a futuristic side-scrolling shooter featuring explosive visuals, pounding techno music, and simulated 3D gameplay.
- Released
- 1997
- Genres
- Shooter
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Square Product Development Division 5
- Publisher
- Square, Sony Computer Entertainment, Square Enix
Key facts
- Video game.title
- Einhänder
- Video game.image
- Einhander.JPG
- Video game.caption
- North American version cover art
- Video game.developer
- Square
- Video game.director
- Tatsuo Fujii
- Video game.producer
- Yusuke Hirata
- Video game.composer
- Kenichiro Fukui
- Video game.genre
- Scrolling shooter
- Video game.modes
- Single-player
- Video game.platforms
- PlayStation
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Wikidata facts
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- publication date
- 1997-11-20
- PlayStation DataCenter URL
- psxdatacenter.com/games/J/E/SLPS-01008.html
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Einhänder is a 1997 scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation. It was released in Japan on November 20, 1997, and in North America on May 5, 1998, by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was also re-released for the Japanese PlayStation Network on June 25, 2008. The name Einhänder is German and denotes a type of sword that is wielded with one hand, here used to refer to the single manipulator arm possessed by the player's spacecraft.
The game is based on the story of the Greek's mythology of Selene and Endymion and set in a fictional future during a war between the Earth and the Moon. The player is part of the Moon's forces and must invade enemy territories to gather reconnaissance and enemy weapons. The music of the game, mainly in a techno/trance style, was composed by Kenichiro Fukui and was published in Japan as a soundtrack album. The game received positive reviews from critics, who praised its gameplay and graphics, but felt the game's short duration and lack of two-player mode were minor flaws.