Steel Empire

[Melf]

You'd never think that a shmup that has you flying a dirigible would be fun, but Steel Empire proves otherwise. Using the whole steampunk theme long before Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow brought it to the big screen, it was one of the more obscure games in the genre. It was recently revived on the Game Boy Advance, but the Genesis version is the one to own. Read our full report (http://www.sega-16.com/Steel%20Empire%20review.htm) on it and you'll agree!

[Mel]

Is this game hard to find? it looks like a lot of fun.

[Genesis Knight]

I don't think it is. Not the best shooter out there, but yeah. It's gotta lotta style!

[Drixxel]

It's been quite cheap whenever I've seen it for sale, but that hasn't been too often. I'd rank 'er as "uncommon".

[Genesis Knight]

It can be had for nothing on eBay, however.

[Melf]

I beat it in one sitting, but really liked it. The style is unique for a shmup, and the length and challenge is just right. Shmups fans should check it out.

[Russman]

One of the easier shmups I've played for sure. The weaponry is lame and jurassic-era, very basic like an early 8 bit shmup...say simple as Sky Shark....but the graphics overall are pretty darn spiffy I must say. It's definitely worth a run-through.

[Fang]

This game kind of looks familiar when I rented genesis games back in the day. Though because of the cover I just skipped it. The graphics do look good on the screenshots.