Gyruss (Xbox 360)
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Published by

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.

Developed by

Zilec Electronics

Released

Apr 18, 2007

Also For

Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, NES | Combined View

Genre

Action

Theme

Arcade, Shooter

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Description

The entire solar system is being attacked by the vicious Gyrusians, and it's up to you to save the day! You will need to fly your spaceship to each of the nine planets and then clear three stages of enemies to rid that planet of the Gyrusians. You start the game with a single cannon, but can gain a double cannon after shooting a power up satellite. After clearing each planet, there is another bonus stage where additional weapons and bonus points can be collected. Gyruss is an arcade action shooter, however instead of piloting your spaceship horizontally or vertically, you move in a circle around the perimeter of the screen. The NES version of Gyruss adds to the original arcade version additional music, additional weapons, new enemies, and a large boss at the end of each level.

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The Press Says

GameSpot	Apr 24, 2007	6.3 out of 10	63
IGN	Apr 20, 2007	4.8 out of 10	48
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	May 30, 2007	4 out of 10	40
Video Game Talk	Oct 02, 2007		40
Netjak	May 13, 2007	3.8 out of 10	38
Gamer.nl	Apr 24, 2007	3 out of 10	30

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

The Arcade version of Gyruss appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Music

The theme music for this game is from the 18th century. While not a complete arrangement of the piece, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor was written by J.S. Bach. The electronic drums are introduced for a more contemporary touch.

Speccy port

The game was also announced by Parker Brothers for the ZX Spectrum, and not as a common tape game, but for the seldom-used cartridge port found ZX Interface 2. Parker later withdrew its announcement, both for Gyruss and Star Wars, though the latter was picked up by Domark.

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