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Game entry

Space Harrier

1985 · Arcade, TPS · Wii, Saturn, 32X, Arcade, Legacy Mobile Device · Sega

Space Harrier carries 1,450 ELO points on GameForever and holds position no. 3,084 in the world ranking, with 35% of duels won out of 49 played. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 9 out of 16 (1985).

World rank

no. 3,084

ELO score

1,450

Wins

35%

Duels played

49

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About Space Harrier

Run… fly… dodge those obstacles, but return fire on wave after wave of attacking aliens. Armed with a really big gun, you have to defend yourself against the alien hordes using your wits to navigate around the screen. But watch out for those end of level bosses!

Originating in the arcades, Space Harrier is a third-person rail shooter with pseudo-3D graphics, set in the same world as Fantasy Zone. The lone titular hero fights aliens with a fireball-launching cannon, which can also be used to transform the hero into a flying rocket. The protagonist is constantly in motion, but the speed of his movement can be regulated by the player.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,450 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Space Harrier sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,081 Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z 1,450
  2. 3,082 Z 1,450
  3. 3,083 Battle Arena Toshinden 1,450
  4. 3,084 Space Harrier 1,450
  5. 3,085 Rival Schools: United by Fate 1,450
  6. 3,086 Ultima 1,450
  7. 3,087 Batman Begins 1,450

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The standing

Where Space Harrier ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Space Harrier stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 9 out of 16 (1985).

Where Space Harrier ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,084 5,035
Arcade 24 47
1980s 82 155
1985 9 16

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