Stellar Assault SS #BestOfSaturn

Stellar Assault SS came to the Saturn in 1998 courtesy of SIMS Co., being a remake of sorts of the SEGA-developed 32X game Stellar Assault (Shadow Squadron in the U.S.). This is a spaceship combat game, playable from both in-cockpit or behind the ship views, and is much more story-driven than the 32X original.

It’s been a few years since humanity’s first contact with a hostile alien race, and humanity stands united against the threat they pose. In game, you are the silent Ensign Rob Birdie of the Joint Space Command, and either as a one-player experience or with a 2P friend (one pilots, the other mans the weapons) you execute missions against the alien threat.

You receive a briefing before each mission, and must accomplish all objectives to succeed. There is even a Trace Mode which allows players to save their mission runs for later viewing!

Fast and fun, the game was given the English “translation+” treatment in May 2023 by Lacquerware and team. Aside from translating text, the game was fully dubbed by a cast of voice actors, and support for the Mission Stick was programmed in for another layer of control to experience. The level of polish on this fan translation simply shines!

	Peter Malek
		A Saturn fan since the beginning, Peter plays Saturn almost exclusively. For Peter, Saturn represents a moment in time where 2D games were at their best, 3D was just rising, and fascinating gaming 'firsts' were commonplace.  There are very few Saturn games that Peter cannot find some enjoyment in!