''Zero Gunner'' is a shoot 'em up developed by Psikyo and released in 1997. The arcade game allows for eight-way movement using a joystick and supports up to two players at a time. It was notable for its lock on targeting mechanic that allowed players to rotate around targets. The game was succeeded by a sequel, ''

Zero Gunner 2 ''Zero Gunner 2'' is a 3D multidirectional shooter developed by Psikyo as a sequel to '' Zero Gunner'', the original arcade game. It was released for the Dreamcast in Japan in 2001. A version of this game was developed and released in 2018 for t ...

'' for the Sega NAOMI/ Dreamcast.

Plot

In the future date of 2016, worldwide martial law is initiated when a widespread terrorist organization overthrew and took control of the world's military authorities. A group of ace helicopter pilots are secretly amassed in a special forces squadron called ZERO to travel around the world and destroy the occupied terrorist forces.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Zero Gunner'' on their February 15, 1998 issue as being the sixth most-successful arcade game at the time.

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* 1997 video games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games City Connection franchises Helicopter video games Psikyo games Japan-exclusive video games Scrolling shooters Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games developed in Japan {{scroll-shooter-videogame-stub