Blazing Lazers

Blazing Lazers
North American box art of Blazing Lazers
Developer(s)	Hudson Soft, Compile
Publisher(s)	Hudson Soft, NEC
Director(s)	Masamitsu "Moo" Niitani
Designer(s)	Koji "Janus" Teramoto Hiromichi Sueyoshi Kazuyuki Nakashima
Programmer(s)	Takayuki "Jemini" Hirono
Platform(s)	TurboGrafx-16, Virtual Console, PlayStation Network
Release	July 7, 1989 (1989-07-07) PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 JP: July 7, 1989 (1989-07-07) NA: November 1989 Virtual Console JP: June 17, 2008 (2008-06-17) (Wii) NA: May 21, 2007 (2007-05-21) (Wii) EU: May 25, 2007 (2007-05-25) (Wii) AU: July 30, 2007 (2007-07-30) (Wii) JP: June 11, 2014 (2014-06-11) (Wii U) PlayStation Network JP: July 21, 2010 (2010-07-21)
Genre(s)	Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)	Single player

Review scores
Publication	Score
AllGame	4/5
CVG	96%
Dragon
EGM	7/6/9/9
GameSpot	7.0 of 10
IGN	8.0 of 10

Blazing Lazers, known in Japan as Gunhed (ガンヘッド^?), is a 1989 sci-fi shoot 'em up video game developed by Hudson Soft and Compile. It was released in Japan on July 7, 1989 (1989-07-07) for the PC Engine, and it was released in North America in November 1989 for the TurboGrafx-16. It was later released on the Wii's Virtual Console in North America on May 21, 2007 (2007-05-21), in Europe on May 25, 2007 (2007-05-25), in Australia on July 30, 2007 (2007-07-30), and in Japan on June 17, 2008 (2008-06-17). It was released for the PlayStation Network on July 21, 2010 (2010-07-21) and on the Wii U's Virtual Console on June 11, 2014 (2014-06-11) both in Japan. It is based on the Japanese film Gunhed (only referenced in the Japanese version). In the game, a fictional galaxy is under attack by an enemy space armada called the Dark Squadron, and this galaxy's only chance for survival is the Gunhed Advanced Star Fighter, who must destroy the Dark Squadron and its Super Weapons. The gameplay features fast vertical scrolling and a wide array of weapons for the player to use.