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Gunvalkyrie
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is a third-person shooter video game developed by Smilebit and published by Sega for the Microsoft Xbox. It was released on March 19, 2002 in North America; March 21, 2002 in Japan; and May 17, 2002 in PAL regions. Set in an alternate history science fiction world where the British Empire rules Earth and various extrasolar planets, the game tasks the player with exterminating the giant insects that infest the colonies of the planet Tir na Nog. Originally in development for the Sega Dreamcast, the game was moved to the Xbox to take advantage of its improved hardware and controls.
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Metacritic 73- Released
- 2005-06-11
- User rating
- 0.00 / 5
- Genres
- Shooter, Action
- Platforms
- Xbox
- ESRB
- Teen
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Gunvalkyrie is an alternate history/science fiction video game developed by Smilebit and published by Sega for the Microsoft Xbox. Originally developed for the Sega Dreamcast, its visual style was very similar to the final Xbox version. The Dreamcast version's distinguishing feature was that during the game's development, GunValkyrie utilized a unique control scheme using both a light gun and a controller. This control scheme was dropped when development shifted to the Xbox version. The gameplay is very different from most third-person shooters, due to a unique dual analog control scheme,…
- Released
- 2002
- Genres
- Shooter, Adventure
- Platforms
- Xbox, Dreamcast
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Smilebit
- Publisher
- Sega
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is a third-person shooter video game developed by Smilebit and published by Sega for the Microsoft Xbox. It was released on March 19, 2002 in North America; March 21, 2002 in Japan; and May 17, 2002 in PAL regions. Set in an alternate history science fiction world where the British Empire rules Earth and various extrasolar planets, the game tasks the player with exterminating the giant insects that infest the colonies of the planet Tir na Nog. Originally in development for the Sega Dreamcast, the game was moved to the Xbox to take advantage of its improved hardware and controls.
Gunvalkyrie received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its graphics and innovation, but criticized its steep learning curve stemming from its complex controls.