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Salamander
1986 · Shoot 'em up, Arcade · Arcade, Sharp X68000 · Konami
GameForever voters place Salamander no. 3,360 in the world ranking, with 1,442 ELO points and 39% of wins across 59 duels settled. Against Hotline Miami, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 1 wins to 2 losses in 3 duels. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 13 out of 19 (1986).
World rank
no. 3,360
ELO score
1,442
Wins
39%
Duels played
59
About Salamander
Salamander is a scrolling shooter arcade game released by Konami as a spin-off to Gradius. It introduced a simplified power-up system, two-player cooperative gameplay and both horizontally and vertically scrolling stages. Some of these would later become the norm for future Gradius games.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,442 ELO points over the last 215 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Hotline Miami 33% 3 duels played · 270 points behind
- against Hatred 0% 2 duels played · 39 points behind
- against Alien Hominid 0% 2 duels played · 124 points ahead
- against Resogun 100% 2 duels played · 35 points behind
- against Street Fighter V 0% One duel played · 256 points behind
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The standing
Where Salamander ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Salamander stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 13 out of 19 (1986).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 3,360 | 5,110 |
| Shoot 'em up | 43 | 67 |
| 1980s | 89 | 154 |
| 1986 | 13 | 19 |
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