
As of 2019, the rights to the project are owned by Tatsujin, a organization founded in 2017 by former Toaplan unit Masahiro Yuge and now-affiliate of Japanese arcade manufacturer exA-Arcadia alongside numerous other Toaplan IPs.

It has been heralded by many as the number one manic shooter due to its evolution of various gameplay features in the shoot 'em up genre and as an inspiration for other similar titles. Nevertheless, the game garnered awards from Gamest magazine.

Headed by ported to the Sega Saturn by Gazelle as well as published exclusively in Japan by Banpresto on 25 October 1996, featuring various changes as well as additions compared with the original version.īatsugun garnered positive reception from during its initial release in arcades and but was later met with mixed critical reception on the Saturn as an import title. Its gameplay mainly consists of shooting mixed with role-playing game-esque elements using a leading two-button configuration. Gladebaran VII is bracket into motion, as players assume the role from one of the six fighter pilots conforming the Skull Hornets squadron taking direction of submersible jets in a last-ditch try to overthrow the invading military force from the planet. It has been heralded by many as the first manic shooter due to its evolution of various gameplay features in the shoot 'em up genre and as an inspiration for other similar titles.Īs of 2019, the rights to the project are owned by Tatsujin, a company founded in 2017 by former Toaplan member Yuge Masahiro and now-affiliate of Japanese arcade manufacturer exA-Arcadia alongside many other Toaplan IPs.Batsugun is a 1993 shoot 'em up created by Toaplan, the label takes place on the distant Earth-like planet where a global takeover operative led by king Renoselva A. Though first launched for the arcades, the game was later ported to the Sega Saturn by Gazelle and published exclusively in Japan by Banpresto on 25 October 1996, featuring various changes and additions compared with the original version.īatsugun garnered positive reception from during its initial release in arcades but was later met with mixed critical reception on the Saturn as an import title. Headed by Fire Shark designer Tataka Yuko, Batsugun was created by most of the same team that previously worked on several projects at Toaplan and who would later go on to join one of its offshoots after the company declared bankruptcy in 1994 to continue working in the bullet hell sub-genre. Its gameplay mainly consists of shooting mixed with role-playing game-esque elements using a main two-button configuration.

Gladebaran VII is set into motion, as players assume the role from one of the six fighter pilots conforming the Skull Hornets squadron taking control of submersible jets in a last-ditch effort to overthrow the invading military force from the planet. The last shoot 'em up created by Toaplan, the title takes place on a distant Earth-like planet where a global takeover operative led by king Renoselva A. Batsugun is a 1993 science fiction vertically scrolling "bullet hell" arcade video game originally developed and published by Toaplan in Japan and published in Europe by Taito, as well as in Korea by Unite Trading.
