| Hagane: The Final Conflict | |
|---|---|
| Developers | CAProduction Red Company |
| Publishers | |
| Platform | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Release | |
| Genres | Action, platform |
| Mode | Single-player |
Gameplay
Development and release
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Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer and Video Games | 91/100[33] |
| Game Informer | 7.5/10[34] |
| Game Players | 78%[35] |
| GameFan | 88/100, 83/100, 86/100[36] |
| GamesMaster | 81%[37] |
| Next Generation | 3/5[38] |
| Official Nintendo Magazine | 90/100[39] |
| Super Play | 74%[40] |
| Total! | (UK) 86/100[41] (DE) 3+[42] |
| Electronic Games | B+[43] |
| Games World | 73%[44] |
| Super Gamer | 89/100[45] |
| VideoGame Advisor | C+[46] |
| VideoGames | 7/10[47] |
Hagane: The Final Conflict received generally favorable reviews.[34][37][39]
Computer and Video Games' Edward Lawrence and Mark Patterson.[33]
Gary Harrod and Andy McVittie of Nintendo Magazine System (Official Nintendo Magazine).[39]
Super Gamer.[45]
Andy Dyer and Sean Atkins of Total!.[41] Writing for the German edition, Thomas Hellwig and Klaus-Dieter Hartwig.[42]
Electronic Games' John Hardin.[43]
GamesMaster's Simon Kirrane.[37]
Game Players' Patrick Baggatta.[35]
Super Play's Steve Bradley.[40]
VideoGame Advisor's Greg Angelo.[46]
VideoGames' Geoff Higgins.[47]
In 1995, Total! ranked the game as number 45 on its list of the top 100 SNES games, writing: "The graphics are moody and the gameplay is not only fast but furious also. It's classically demanding shooting action".[50] Retro Gamer.[51] Hardcore Gaming 101's Kurt Kalata.[1] Den of Geek.[52]
Legacy
Notes
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External links
- Official website at Hudson Soft (in Japanese)
- Hagane: The Final Conflict at MobyGames
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