Sanvein (ザンファイン, Zanfain), known in North America as Shooter: Starfighter Sanvein, is a top-down, multidirectional shooter developed by Success in 2000. Players can select different floors of various complexes to do battle with various enemies and bosses. Although the story is very vague, the game involves the attempt to escape from, and ultimately destroy, a giant space station called St. Schutz, a suggestively corrupted utopia; the player controls the titular Sanvein on such an attempt by battling with the station's defense mechanisms.
The game is laid out in an arcade type format. The player can select one of three different elements for their ship's movement, normal and special attacks. The choices include Gluon, Photon and Graviton. The Gluon parts fire attack patterns in spread-shots while its special fired missiles, the Photon fired concentrated shots while its special unleashed a short-range laser blade and the Graviton fired explosive bullets and its special laid land mines. The player can select which floor they want to go to per stage, starting with either the Stratum, the Inner or Outer wards then leading into the Mine area and eventually the station's Core. Every floor is timed, meaning the player has to destroy every enemy on-screen before the time runs out. Whenever the player's ship is damaged, they lose time. Seconds are earned per floor depending on how quickly enemies are destroyed. When time runs out, the player has the option to start back at the mission select page at the current mission. The missions are laid out in hexagons, and each form a different shape. After all bosses are defeated, a stage boss appears. After you defeat it, you are taken to a new room.
The game received mixed to unfavorable reviews in the United States. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 23 out of 40.[2]
Referencesedit
^MacDonald, Mark (April 2001). "Shooter: Starfighter Sanvein" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 141. Ziff Davis. p. 106. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ ab"SuperLite 1500 シリーズ ザンファイン [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
^Kennedy, Sam (April 2001). "Shooter: Starfighter Sanvein". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 43. Ziff Davis. p. 102. from the original on April 18, 2001. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^Nelson, Randy (April 2001). "[Shooter:] Starfighter Sanvein". PSM. No. 44. Imagine Media. p. 32. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
sanvein, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2020, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sanvein news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sanvein ザンファイン Zanfain known in North America as Shooter Starfighter Sanvein is a top down multidirectional shooter developed by Success in 2000 Players can select different floors of various complexes to do battle with various enemies and bosses Although the story is very vague the game involves the attempt to escape from and ultimately destroy a giant space station called St Schutz a suggestively corrupted utopia the player controls the titular Sanvein on such an attempt by battling with the station s defense mechanisms SanveinDeveloper s SuccessPublisher s JP SuccessPAL Midas Interactive EntertainmentNA A1 GamesPlatform s PlayStationReleaseJP March 30 2000EU September 1 2000AU 2000NA February 28 2001Genre s Shoot em upMode s Single player Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksGameplay editThe game is laid out in an arcade type format The player can select one of three different elements for their ship s movement normal and special attacks The choices include Gluon Photon and Graviton The Gluon parts fire attack patterns in spread shots while its special fired missiles the Photon fired concentrated shots while its special unleashed a short range laser blade and the Graviton fired explosive bullets and its special laid land mines The player can select which floor they want to go to per stage starting with either the Stratum the Inner or Outer wards then leading into the Mine area and eventually the station s Core Every floor is timed meaning the player has to destroy every enemy on screen before the time runs out Whenever the player s ship is damaged they lose time Seconds are earned per floor depending on how quickly enemies are destroyed When time runs out the player has the option to start back at the mission select page at the current mission The missions are laid out in hexagons and each form a different shape After all bosses are defeated a stage boss appears After you defeat it you are taken to a new room Reception editReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreElectronic Gaming Monthly2 5 10 1 Famitsu23 40 2 Official U S PlayStation Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 PlayStation The Official Magazine4 10 4 The game received mixed to unfavorable reviews in the United States In Japan Famitsu gave it a score of 23 out of 40 2 References edit MacDonald Mark April 2001 Shooter Starfighter Sanvein PDF Electronic Gaming Monthly No 141 Ziff Davis p 106 Retrieved January 21 2022 a b SuperLite 1500 シリーズ ザンファイン PS Famitsu in Japanese Enterbrain Retrieved December 24 2019 Kennedy Sam April 2001 Shooter Starfighter Sanvein Official U S PlayStation Magazine No 43 Ziff Davis p 102 Archived from the original on April 18 2001 Retrieved April 29 2022 Nelson Randy April 2001 Shooter Starfighter Sanvein PSM No 44 Imagine Media p 32 Retrieved April 30 2022 External links editSanvein at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sanvein amp oldid 1153182984, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
