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NEC PC-98 Sharp X68000 Mega Drive/Genesis | genre = Role-playing shooter First-person shooter | modes = | director = | producer = | designer = Osamu Nagano Katsunori Yoshimura | programmer = | artist = | writer = | composer = }} is a first-person role-playing shooter video game developed by Arsys Software and released in Japan for the PC-88 and Sharp X1 home computers in . The game was ported by Arsys Software to the NEC PC-98 and Sharp X68000 computer platforms in , and then ported by Masaya (NCS) to the Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) home console in . The game is considered innovative and ahead of its time, for being an early example of an action role-playing game with fully 3D polygon graphics,〔(スタークルーザー ) ((translation )), 4Gamer.net〕 combined with early first-person shooter gameplay,〔 which would occasionally switch to space flight simulator gameplay when exploring the open-ended outer space with six degrees of freedom. All the backgrounds, objects and opponents in the game were rendered in 3D polygons, many years before they were widely adopted by the video game industry.〔 The game also emphasized storytelling, with plot twists and extensive character dialogues,〔 taking place in a futuristic science fiction setting. Namco licensed the Mega Drive version of ''Star Cruiser'' for a North American release entitled ''Star Quest'', which Namco planned to publish for the Sega Genesis in July 1994.〔 However, the North American release of ''Star Quest'' was eventually canceled. ==Plot== The game is set in the 27th century, when 200 years have past since Central Earth ended a war that began when humans made first contact with aliens. The balance of power, however, is being jeopardized by the militaristic nation VOID, which is attempting to deport all aliens from civilized society, and by the remains of the Earth Federation, the Federation Patrol. VOID is planning to wage war and take control of the galaxy, but a small battalion on the Ganymede satellite of Jupiter is being trained to resist VOID.〔http://stevethefish.net/masaya/console/megadrive/starcruiser.htm〕 The story begins with protagonist Brian training in a simulation set up by his friend and comrade, Gibson, and instructed by his trusted droid, Freddy. After he finishes training, Brian goes to a restaurant, where he is given the news on VOID, which has a nearby base that acts as a stronghold and is sending out threatening enemies. The team cannot confront them directly because of an energy field protecting the base from ordinary weaponry. However, Brian is asked to lead a kamikaze attack, with a starship that can temporarily charge through the energy field with Shield Buster technology. Brian is tasked with crashing into the fortress and destroying it from the inside, and stealing a prototype spacecraft, the Star Cruiser, to even the odds in the war. Shortly after the briefing, however, their own Ganymede base is attacked by VOID.〔 The protagonist eventually embarks on a quest involving the exploration of the galaxy.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Star Cruiser」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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