Volume 36 of the Simple 2000 series and also known as The Shooting ~Double Shienryu~, this package features both a port of the original 2D Shienryu (here called Steel Dragon), a Raiden-like shoot ’em up, and a significantly more advanced sequel, Shienryu Explosion (Steel Dragon Evolution in the localised version).
Developer: Warashi
Publisher: D3 Publisher
Available on: PS2
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