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Game entry

Salamander

1986 · Shoot 'em up, Arcade · Arcade, Sharp X68000 · Konami

Salamander is ranked no. 3,755 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,420 and 32% of duels won.

World rank

no. 3,755

ELO score

1,420

Wins

32%

Duels played

25

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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 1,420 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The games Salamander sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,752 The Painscreek Killings 1,420
  2. 3,753 Rise of the Triad: Dark War 1,420
  3. 3,754 Worms Forts: Under Siege 1,420
  4. 3,755 Salamander 1,420
  5. 3,756 FIFA 14 1,419
  6. 3,757 Party Hard 1,419
  7. 3,758 Dungeon Defenders 1,419

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