''Ironclad'' is a horizontally
scrolling shooter
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developed by Saurus for the
Neo Geo CD
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video game console
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.
Gameplay
Release
''Ironclad'' was never officially released in North America, but if the game is put on a North American system, the game will be playable in English and display the "Ironclad" title screen. It was re-released by
D4 Enterprise
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for
Wii
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via the
Virtual Console
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in Japan on November 24, 2009, in PAL regions on March 12, 2010, and in North America on April 5, 2010. A port for
Microsoft Windows
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,
OS X
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,
Linux
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and
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developed by
DotEmu
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History
Dotemu was founded by Xavier Liard and Romain Tisseran ...
was released by
SNK Playmore
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as part of the
Humble NEOGEO 25th Anniversary Bundle on December 15, 2015.
The game was later released on
GOG.com
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on October 5, 2017.
Reception
In 2014, ''
HobbyConsolas
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'' identified ''Ironclad'' as one of the twenty best games for the Neo Geo CD.
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External links
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GameFAQs
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Giant Bomb
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Killer List of Videogames
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Saurus games
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SNK games
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