Acclaimed 3DS Shooter Steel Empire Finally Cleared For European Landing

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by Damien McFerran Mon 23rd Nov 2015

Steel Empire may be a distant memory to Japanese and North American players, but Europe still doesn't have access the cult 3DS steampunk shooter.

Publisher Teyon previously stated that the game might not make the jump to the Old World, but that decision seems to have been overruled as the game is currently waiting on a USK rating, after which point it will be released in Europe.

Originally released on the Mega Drive / Genesis in the early '90s, the game was later ported to the Game Boy Advance. The 3DS version is an enhanced remake, which we happily awarded 9/10 to when it arrived in the US.

[source gonintendo.com, via pockett.net]

Damien has been writing professionally about tech and video games since 2007 and oversees all of Hookshot Media's sites from an editorial perspective. He's also the editor of Time Extension, the network's newest site, which – paradoxically – is all about gaming's past glories.

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AlexSora89
Mon 23rd Nov 2015

I completely forgot about this one. That's how long this had been out of the radar's reach.

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Spoony_Tech
Mon 23rd Nov 2015

Hopefully they get a fair price on this since it's arriving so late. I'm still not buying on this till it drops below 15$

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DropDash
Mon 23rd Nov 2015

@Spoony_Tech same here.

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Jordan_SW
Mon 23rd Nov 2015

Great news! Wanted to get my hands on this for a long time. The price is pretty eye watering though.

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The_Pixel_King
Mon 23rd Nov 2015

Excellent news! I'd just about given up on this ever coming to Europe.

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Monsti
Mon 23rd Nov 2015

I had completely forgotten about that gane after hyping it for so long. Glad we're finally getting it.

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pubjoe
Mon 23rd Nov 2015

"Many feared that this world be the destruction of mankind."

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dres
Mon 23rd Nov 2015

Better late than never...
But it's worrying, that companies are so damn slow with these inexpensive digital releases in all regions. Is it really so much of a hassle?

They already made all the translations work for the west, by releasing it in the US. So it should be the most logical thing, to release it as soon as possible in EU as well ?!?

You would think, that the companies would try to get as much out of their investment as they could, by making it available to everyone. But are the sales numbers of European E-shop games so bad, that it doesn't pay off?

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OneBagTravel
Mon 23rd Nov 2015

Love the art work in this game.

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Mk_II
Mon 23rd Nov 2015

I have the original one on the Megadrive. Apart from the gorgeous graphics, it really isn't all that special IMHO.

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The_Pixel_King
Mon 23rd Nov 2015

@pubjoe I know. That bugged me too! :0)

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johnodaz
Mon 23rd Nov 2015

Long time coming looks like a good game from what I remember lol.

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6ch6ris6
Mon 23rd Nov 2015

soooo expansive

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Knuckles
Mon 23rd Nov 2015

I had the pleasure of reviewing this 30 dollar game at launch, and I can definitely say that if its cheaper than the equivalent of 30 pounds or euros, say around 15 or 20, it is worth the price. However, just like NL's review comment for 9/10 games, "if you only like racing games and this is an rpg", if you don't like retro side scrolling SHMUP`s then this probably isn't for you.

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Marlowe1877
Mon 23rd Nov 2015

Awesome

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RTT
Mon 23rd Nov 2015

I'm going be that obnoxious dude and comment about the other software Europe haven't yet got which definitely is a distant memory right now Flipnote Studio 3D.