Dogyuun (1992)

Dogyuun is a 1992 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game developed and published by Toaplan. Set on the colonized fictional planet of Dino in the future, where an alien race of metallic robots have invaded a police communication center and held its inhabitants as hostages, players assume the role of two fighter pilots taking control of the Sylfers bomber space fighter crafts in a revenge attempt to overthrow the invaders and free the surviving colonists after their comrade is killed by one of them during a reconnaissance assignment. Dogyuun is a science fiction-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game reminiscent of Aero Fighters and Recca, where players assume the role of two pilots who took part in a reconnaissance mission on planet Dino. They take control of the Sylfers bomber space fighter crafts through ten stages in a revenge effort to defeat an invading alien race of metallic robots that have captured a police communication center and its inhabitants after their comrade, Kyle, was killed by one of them. As far as vertical scrolling shooters go, the game initially appears to be very standard; players start with a single laser beam that can be held on at close range for dealing minimal damage against enemies when not firing. Other weapons can be found by destroying incoming carriers, ranging from homing lasers to a lightning beam, which is distinguished by its color. If a weapon module of the same color is picked up, a 5000-point bonus is granted.