Ironclad (video game)

Ironclad^[a] is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Saurus for the Neo Geo CD video game console.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Ironclad
Developer(s)	Saurus
Publisher(s)	Saurus
Director(s)	Takehiro Uematsu
Producer(s)	Nobuyuki Tanaka
Programmer(s)	Masaaki Yuki
Artist(s)	Kaori Ito Keisuke Tsugita Kengo Tanaka
Writer(s)	Makoto Maeda
Composer(s)	Hiroyuki Takei
Platform(s)	Neo Geo CD
Release	JP: 20 September 1996
Genre(s)	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot

Ironclad is a horizontal-scrolling shooter game.

Release

Ironclad was never officially released in North America, but if the game is put on a North American system, the game will be playable in English and display the "Ironclad" title screen. It was re-released by D4 Enterprise for Wii via the Virtual Console in Japan on November 24, 2009,^[6] and in 2010 in PAL regions on March 12,^[7] and in North America on April 5.^[8][9] A port for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux and asm.js developed by DotEmu was released by SNK Playmore as part of the Humble NEOGEO 25th Anniversary Bundle on December 15, 2015.^[10] The game was later released on GOG.com on October 5, 2017.^[11]

Reception

Reception

Review score

Publication	Score
Neo Geo Freak	(Neo Geo CD) 9/20[12]

In 2014, HobbyConsolas identified Ironclad as one of the twenty best games for the Neo Geo CD.^[13]

Notes

1. Also known as Super Iron Brikinger (Japanese: 超鉄ブリキンガー, Hepburn: Chōtetsu Brikin'ger) in Japan.