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Gungage
DeveloperKonami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
PublisherKonami
ProgrammerShutaro Iida
ComposerMichiru Yamane
PlatformPlayStation
Release
  • JP: 3 June 1999
  • EU: 24 September 1999
GenreThird-person shooter
ModeSingle-player

Gungage (ガンゲージ) is a third-person shooter video game for the PlayStation created by Konami. It was released in Japan and Europe in 1999.

The only plot presented at the beginning of the game is "suddenly, at locations everywhere, beasts have begun to appear and attack people".

The game takes place in a "fantasy sci-fi" world reminiscent of Elemental Gearbolt, Space Harrier, and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and the soundtrack was composed by Sōta Fujimori and Michiru Yamane.[1]

Characters

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Gungage features four playable characters.

  • Wakle Skade: A young blond man who is the only playable character at the beginning of the game. His handgun has only one primary attack: rapid-firing blue energy bullets. He has two special abilities, both of which are defensive. One is the energy shield and the other is a "stop bullet" that can freeze the enemy for a few seconds.
  • Kard Berdish: An ex-officer of the mysterious corporation that seems to be responsible for the monsters. He has white hair, wears a military uniform, and carries a multifunction rifle that includes a laser rifle, flamethrower, homing-missile launcher, and grenade launcher, as well as two devastating special attacks.
  • Steyr Harquebus: A dissident fighting against the corporation. She is a small teenage girl with a long-barelled minigun that is taller than she is. She has only one primary attack, but her four special moves more than make up for this shortcoming.
  • Dee Van Feng: A cyborg teenage boy with long white hair, created by the corporation. Dee carries a pair of Uzis.

Each of the four characters has a unique story, which mostly involve the same levels as the other characters, but in a different order, and with some elements shuffled around. Only Wakle is playable at the beginning; other characters must be unlocked by performing specific actions with available characters.

Reception

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Gungage received mixed reviews.[2][6][12][19]

References

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  1. ↑ "Gungage Original Soundtrack :: Review by Mac_Tear and Chris". Square Enix Music Online. Archived from the original on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 Garnier, François (July–August 1999). "Test Playstation: Gungage". Consoles + [fr] (in French). No. 90. EMAP Alpha. p. 150.
  3. ↑ Roure, Maxime (October 1999). "Test Playstation: Gungage". Consoles + [fr] (in French). No. 92. EMAP Alpha. p. 133.
  4. ↑ "新作ゲームクロスレビュー: ガンゲージ". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 547. ASCII Corporation. June 11, 1999. (Transcription by Famitsu.com. Archived 2018-12-16 at the Wayback Machine).
  5. ↑ Kyn, Anna (October 1999). "Reviews: Gungage". Hyper. No. 72. nextmedia. p. 67.
  6. 1 2 Dufay, François (October 18, 1999). "Test du jeu Gungage sur PS1 par jeuxvideo.com". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on 2004-02-18. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  7. ↑ Delpierre, Christophe (July–August 1999). "Zoom: Toutes les sorties japonaises et US". Joypad [fr] (in French). No. 88. Hachette Disney Presse. pp. 116–118.
  8. ↑ "Toutes les sorties européenenes". Joypad [fr] (in French). No. 89. Hachette Disney Presse. September 1999. pp. 146–148.
  9. ↑ Schultes, Oliver (November 1999). "Test: Gungage". MAN!AC [de] (in German). No. 73. Cybermedia. p. 91. (Transcription Archived 2019-11-11 at the Wayback Machine).
  10. ↑ Döller, Georg (November 1999). "Spiele Test: Gungage". Mega Fun [de] (in German). No. 29. Computec. p. 44.
  11. ↑ Maayoufi, Féthi (September 1999). "Tests Vite Vu: GunGage". Player One [fr] (in French). No. 100. Média Système Édition [fr]. p. 148. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  12. 1 2 Karels, Ralph (August 1999). "Import: Gungage". Video Games [de] (in German). No. 93. WEKA Consumer Medien. p. 38.
  13. ↑ Karels, Ralph (October 1999). "Test: Gungage". Video Games [de] (in German). No. 95. WEKA Consumer Medien. p. 79.
  14. ↑ Osborne, Ian (November 1999). "x•rated: Gungage". Extreme PlayStation. No. 23. Quay Publishing. p. 63.
  15. ↑ Ulrich, Andreas (November 1999). "Test: Gungage". Fun Generation (in German). No. 46. CyPress [de]. p. 88.
  16. ↑ Griffin, Mike (August 1999). "World Republic Review: Gungage". Gamers' Republic. No. 15. Millennium Publications. p. 91.
  17. ↑ Waugh, Rob (October 1999). "Rated: Gungage". PlayStation Plus. No. 49. EMAP. p. 69.
  18. ↑ East, Ben (Christmas 1999). "Reviews Coming down with... Gungage". PlayStation Power. No. 47. Future Publishing. p. 102.
  19. 1 2 Skate (May 1997). "Preview: Gungage". Power Unlimited (in Dutch). No. 69. VNU Media. p. 47.
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