Azure Striker Gunvolt cover

Azure Striker Gunvolt

Critic score2 critics
First release
Aug 20, 2014
Genres
Music, Indie, Adventure, Platform, Shooter · Action, Science fiction

A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.

Also known as Armed Blue: Gunvolt, Azure Striker GUNVOLT, gv_win.exe

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Storyline
It is the near future, and a new type of septimal power has emerged. Although the people initially viewed these powers with fear, a large conglomerate known as the Sumeragi Group has brought peace and order to the world by taking it upon themselves to supervise the adepts who possess these powers. However, it is a peace that has come at the cost of the adepts subjugated by Sumeragi. For what Sumeragi describes as a shelter for adepts is, in fact, a concentration camp. Cruel experiments are conducted daily on the adepts held prisoner there. For a long time, the Sumeragi Group has kept the goals of its experiments a secret. But now, a group that has learned of Sumeragi’s intentions has risen up against them. Their name is QUILL. They are an armed resistance force and subdivision of a foreign human rights organization dedicated to protecting adepts. Gunvolt, the hero of this story, is also a member of QUILL. The story begins when QUILL orders him to assassinate Lumen, a virtual pop star.Read more

It is the near future, and a new type of septimal power has emerged. Although the people initially viewed these powers with fear, a large conglomerate known as the Sumeragi Group has brought peace and order to the world by taking it upon themselves to supervise the adepts who possess these powers. However, it is a peace that has come at the cost of the adepts subjugated by Sumeragi. For what Sumeragi describes as a shelter for adepts is, in fact, a concentration camp. Cruel experiments are conducted daily on the adepts held prisoner there. For a long time, the Sumeragi Group has kept the goals of its experiments a secret. But now, a group that has learned of Sumeragi’s intentions has risen up against them. Their name is QUILL. They are an armed resistance force and subdivision of a foreign human rights organization dedicated to protecting adepts. Gunvolt, the hero of this story, is also a member of QUILL. The story begins when QUILL orders him to assassinate Lumen, a virtual pop star.

Release dates
Nintendo 3DS
Aug 20, 2014
Nintendo 3DS
Aug 28, 2014
Nintendo 3DS
Apr 02, 2015
All 7 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 28, 2015
Nintendo Switch
Aug 31, 2017
PlayStation 4
Apr 23, 2020
Xbox One
Jun 30, 2022
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Where to buy
Keywords
anime, side-scrolling, steam, boss fight, digital distribution
… All 10, stereoscopic 3d, new nintendo 3ds enhanced, pax prime 2014, women in refrigerators syndrome, speedrun mode

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Critic Score
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