Forgotten Worlds: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Forgotten Worlds (1988) is a shooter, arcade video game developed by Capcom, available on Arcade, C64, ZXS, Wii, Genesis/MegaDrive, Atari-ST, turbografx16, DOS. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 70/100 on IGDB.

What is Forgotten Worlds about?

Forgotten Worlds can be played by up to two players simultaneously. The player controls a flying muscle-bound soldier armed with a rifle with unlimited ammo. The Player 1 character is equipped with a long-range automatic rifle, while Player 2 has a short-range wide shot. The controls in the original coin-op version consists of an eight-way joystick for moving the character in the air while flying and a unique rotatable button known as the "roll switch".Rotating the switch left or right allows the player to adjust their character's aim in one of sixteen directions, while pressing it causes the player character to shoot his gun. This allows for the player to move their character anywhere while keeping their aim in one direction. Pressing the switch rapidly will cause the character to perform a "megacrush" attack will destroy all on-screen enemies, but at the expense of a portion of their v

Key details

Forgotten Worlds was released in 1988 and supports single player, multiplayer, co-operative. Platforms: Arcade, C64, ZXS, Wii, Genesis/MegaDrive, Atari-ST, turbografx16, DOS. Developer: Capcom.

Should you play Forgotten Worlds?

A solid 70/100 aggregate score makes Forgotten Worlds a safe pick for fans of shooter, arcade.