Steel Empire Chronicles - Special Limited Edition, officially licensed Nintendo Switch game. Includes a colorful game manual (game guide) and many additional collectibles.
Strictly Limited Games exclusive. Limited to 1000 copies worldwide. All of our games are individually numbered. We ship internationally.

Contains:

• Game for Nintendo Switch
  Details: Steel Empire Chronicles, including 3 versions of Steel Empire plus the game Over Horizon on cartridge in a game case with an exclusive and limited cover sheet.
• Colorful Game Manual (Game Guide)
  Details: Manual with game instructions as well as further insights and art. 
  Manual, included in and size fitting to Nintendo Switch game case.
• Special Limited Edition Box
  
• Retro Cartridge Case
  If you feel nostalgic you can put the Switch case inside and remember the good old Mega Drive days. Details: approx. 12.7cm x 17.7cm x 2.4cm  
• Soundtrack of Steel Empire GEN/MD and Over Horizon 
  The awesome soundtrack of Steel Empire and Over Horizon. 
  Details: 55 tracks on 2 CDs in digipack – duration approx. 16min 02sec.
• Poster of the key visuals of Over Horizon and Steel Empire  
  Details: 44.0cm x 34.5cm / 17.3in x 13.6in (folded to 11.5cm x 11.5cm / 4.52in x 4.52in); 2g. With exclusive key visuals of our beloved Steel Empire and Over Horizon. Poster will be included in OSTs' digipack. 
  
• Stickers in the looks of the original cartridges
  

Game Description

Steel Empire is back! Containing different iterations from the past plus a modern remake of Steel Empire, this Shoot 'em up series will be an excellent addition to your games library! Swing into your cockpit and fight the Motorhead Empire in this unique series!

As a special treat, Steel Empire Chronicles also contains the game Over Horizon. Over Horizon is said to be one of the best Shoot 'em up games for NES. But evaluate yourself... if you can beat the game!

Steel Empire (Remake)

Experience the full glory of Steel Empire in this newest remake and fight against the Motorhead Empire in HD for the first time! Shoot your way through seven fully remade stages, train your skills and beat the Motorhead Empire!  

Steel Empire (GB Advance)

The motors are running again to fight the Motorhead Empire in this version of Steel Empire for Game Boy Advance, a 2005 reimagining of the original Genesis / Mega Drive version. Dive into the remade steampunk world and play through all stages of the original once again!

Steel Empire (Genesis / Mega Drive)

The original version of Steel Empire, released for Genesis / Mega Drive in 1992. Notable for its steampunk influences, it set itself apart from other games of the genre even back in the days. Pick between two airships and make off on your journey to overthrow the Motorhead Empire!  

Over Horizon (NES)

Released in 1991 for the NES, this Shoot ‘em up was created by the same developers as Steel Empire.  Experience a hidden gem of gaming history that was originally only released in Japan and Germany and enjoy the atmospheric and colorful presentation!  

Features:

• Rewind feature
• Quicksave and –load
• Graphic filters/shaders
• Technical optimizations
• Flickering reduction
• Text optimization
• Steel Empire (Remake)
  The newest HD version of the Shoot ‘em up, which has a leveling system. The more items you collect the stronger you get, but also the opponents will get more resilient, and the hordes will get bigger.     
• Steel Empire (GB Advance version) 
  The GBA version of the Shoot ‘em up classic, finally now on a big screen! 
• Steel Empire (Genesis / Mega Drive version) 
  Witness the beginning of this historical milestone of the gaming industry.  
• Over Horizon (NES version)  
  Customize your weapon system and fight against aliens in this rare Shoot 'em up classic.

Steel Empire Features:

• Choose the ZEP-01 with high durability and more firepower, but less speed and agility. 
• Choose the eagle-like Striker. Small, fast, agile, maneuverable but less fire power. 
  Which one will you choose? 
• RPG-like leveling system: the more powerups you collect, the more your level will increase, up to LV20, with each level granting you more firepower and more armor.     

Over Horizon Features:

• Collect pods to use as shields and to ramp up your firepower.  
• Modify your weapons and try them before going to battle in the “test mode”.

Why Steel Empire Chronicles is joining the SLG catalog 

Steel Empire is an outstanding example of how a story can be told in Shoot 'em ups. One of the main developers involved in the original game even compared it to a movie, adding a whole new approach to the genre. 
As the game evolves, so does the story – and its difficulty. It gives room to any player’s preferences and skill set, no matter if they prefer tank-style slower speed with higher damage or more agile fast-paced action with higher frequencies, no matter if they’re arcade-experienced pro-gamers or looking for some casual entertainment. The more power-ups you collect, the stronger and resilient your ship will get. That means if you’re stuck on one stage you can play it several times and get stronger until you can clear it. 

Besides the fact the collection not only includes the original game published on SEGA Mega Drive, but also the remaster for Game Boy Advance and the HD remake for modern platforms, we’re especially happy another game is included, which is considered the spiritual precursor. Over Horizon is an incredible example of an 8-bit SHMUP, featured in a lot of ‘top 10’ lists and for some even considered as one of the best games in this genre of its time. It’s highly remarkable this outstanding Shooter has never been released outside of Japan or Europe before.  

Strictly Limited Games is thrilled to exclusively offer the Steel Empire Chronicles, offering three awesome versions of the genre-building Steel Empire game together with the incredibly rare gem Over Horizon.

Pre-Order

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