10 Gaming Franchises Sega Really Need To Resurrect
4. Space Harrier
Another franchise on this list that was recently featured, to great effect I may add, in the line-up for the Nintendo 3DS Sega 3D Classics series. We haven’t actually got a completely new Space Harrier game since the year 2000. Incredible when you consider how popular the games were.
Space Harrier was one of the arcade games that made Sega’s powerful Super Scaler hardware famous along with titles such as OutRun and After Burner. This coin-op system allowed Sega to produce games with incredibly fast and smooth 3D effects, ideal for a third person shooter such as this.
An excellent model for the enhancement of Space Harrier would be the excellent After Burner climax from 2010. That title kept all the original gameplay intact from the original while adding in multiple paths, new weapons and nice customisation options.
Undoubtedly one of Sega’s most famous franchises, it just seems like an obvious choice for a reboot, especially with the advances in 3D graphics. There would be no reason to change the core gameplay, just add in a larger selection of worlds, different enemies and the ability to power-up your weapon. Space Harrier would be an ideal lower priced released for PSN and Xbox Live.