Steel Empire
Nintendo 3DS · 1992
About this game
The skies are populated by zeppelins, large battleships and flying fortresses.
In this age of steel, the Motorhead Empire has conquered and enslaved almost the entire planet.
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The last free nation, the Republic of Silverhead, tries to bring the Motorhead Empire down using its newly developed weapon, the lightning bomb.
Apart from its unusual Steampunk setting, Steel Empire is a fairly traditional side-scrolling shooter.
At the beginning of every level, the player gets to choose between a striker plane and a zeppelin.
While the plane is faster, the zeppelin has a longer life bar and can therefore sustain more damage.
Both ships use the same standard weapon, which can be fired forwards or backwards, as well as bombs that are released automatically while firing.
Also available is a limited number of lightning bombs that damage or destroy all enemies on screen.
Defeated enemies often drop power-ups, including hearts that replenish health, lightning bombs, bonus points, 1-UPs, options and experience points.
Options are small "drones" that fly alongside the player's ship and mimic its behaviour.
Experience points can be collected to level up the ships' weapons (up to level 20) and thereby increase their fire power.
About Nintendo 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS (2011) added glasses-free stereoscopic 3D and a second analog input to Nintendo's handheld line, eventually building a library that rivaled the DS in size and quality. Because the eShop for digital purchases has since closed, physical 3DS cartridges are the only way to preserve access to many titles — a dynamic that's pushing more collectors toward cartridge-based copies even for games that were originally digital-first.
Gamevaro tracks Steel Empire for Nintendo 3DS with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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