Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000

This 32X-exclusive sci-fi shooter is similar gameplay-wise to Sega's arcade game Zaxxon. The graphics consist of a diagonally scrolling playfield which creates a pseudo 3D environment. The backgrounds are drawn using 2D scrolling planes, but the enemy and ship objects are drawn using 3D flat-shaded polygons. Although the basic goal of each of the 9 levels is to shoot everything without getting shot, the game has a strategic element. Your basic spacecraft has very little firepower, and can only sustain one hit. To make matters worse, there are very few power-ups. In order to survive, you have to jump on top of enemies and take control of their weapons systems. This system allows for a large variety of player-controllable ships.

Also known as Motherbase, Parasquad, Parasquad ~ Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000.

Catalogued from

IGDB, matched to No-Intro releases

Type

Main Game

Known dumps

12 releases: 2 retail, 1 demo, 9 prototypes