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Game entry

Space Harrier

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

Space Harrier carries 1,343 ELO points on GameForever and holds position no. 4,814 in the world ranking, with 32% of duels won out of 77 played. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 15 out of 16 (1985).

World rank

no. 4,814

ELO score

1,343

Wins

32%

Duels played

77

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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 1,343 ELO points over the last 215 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. 4,811 Ratatouille 1,343
  2. 4,812 Hill Climb Racing 1,343
  3. 4,813 Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 1,343
  4. 4,814 Space Harrier 1,343
  5. 4,815 ESPN NFL 2K5 1,343
  6. 4,816 Halloween: The Game 1,343
  7. 4,817 Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z 1,342

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Released in 1985

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: 15 out of 16 (1985).

Where Space Harrier ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 4,814 5,110
Arcade 46 48
1980s 143 154
1985 15 16

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