Scion (video game)

Scion
Arcade flyer
DeveloperSeibu Denshi
Publishers
PlatformArcade
Release
  • JP: February 1984
  • NA: December 1984
GenreScrolling shooter
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Scion[a] is a 1984 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed by Seibu Denshi for arcades. It was released in Japan by Sigma Enterprises in February 1984 and in North America by Cinematronics in December 1984.[1] Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, as well as their Arcade Archives 2 series for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in October 2025.[2][3]

Gameplay

The player controls a spaceship who attempts to rescue the pilot's friends in a sprawling megacity.[4] Each level loops around a layer of the city, which is held together by loose points only bombs can destroy. The player must defeat enemies until the bomb item is found, allowing the layer to be torn off and the level be cleared.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: サイオン, Hepburn: Saion

References

  1. ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 34, 114. ISBN 978-4990251215.
  2. ↑ Yarwood, Jack (October 29, 2025). "This Early Arcade Shoot 'Em Up From The Developer Behind 'Raiden' Is Finally Coming To Consoles". Time Extension. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
  3. ↑ "「サイオン」が「アーケードアーカイブス」シリーズより10月30日配信 セイブ開発による1984年発売のシューティングゲーム". GAME Watch (in Japanese). October 29, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
  4. ↑ "囚われた同族たちを救い出せ。アーケードアーカイブス版「サイオン」，10月30日に配信。1984年にセイブ開発から発売されたSTG". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). Retrieved August 20, 2026.
  5. ↑ "【アケアカ】『サイオン』10月30日配信。コアに囚われた仲間を救うため、多層都市の最奥を目指すシューティングゲーム | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 20, 2026.
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