Gekioh Shooting King Shienryu

PlayStation · 1999

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About this game

Gekioh is an enhanced port of Shienryu.

This release adds the following game modes:

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- Pocket Mode: imitates PocketStation graphics, with deliberately primitive visuals consisting of heart-shaped enemies and blocky ships.

- Comical Mode: music and sound effects are replaced by laughter and applause (when the player reaches a high score).

- Stingy Mode: the player has only one life and no continues; only two levels are playable.

- No Mercy Mode: a harder difficulty level.

- Slow Mode: darker graphics and sound effects reminiscent of horror themes (e.g. enemy and player-controlled ships scream when destroyed).

All sprites on screen move slower, but the amount of bullets fired by enemies is increased.

- Ancient Mode: the screen has a yellow tinge and displays "cracks"; music is changed to reflect a "retro" setting.

Natsume's vertical scrolling shooter Gekioh: Shooting King offers nine arcade-style modes of nonstop action in a futuristic setting featuring giant mechs, laser-firing, bomb-dropping airships.

Environments are filled with power-ups, explosions, and destructive mayhem.

Players wield an arsenal consisting of a devastating Vulcan cannon, electrically charged lightning attacks, and missiles capable of decimating ground tanks and flying squadrons.

Power-ups include increases in speed, power, shields, bombs, and point bonuses, with the primary weapon changing depending on the last red (cannon), blue (lightning), or yellow (missile) disk picked up.

Gekioh: Shooting King features three main levels of difficulty: Geki Mode (normal fire rate), Easy Mode (enemies have half the rate of normal fire and collisions aren't always fatal), and Hard Mode (double firing rate and stacked odds).

Six bonus modes are available from the beginning of the game (no unlocking required) and offer diversity in gameplay.

Modes include Comical (damage accompanied by a laugh track), Stingy (one aircraft and one special weapon), No Mercy (unerring enemy fire), Slow (slow enemy fire but rate-

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About PlayStation

The original PlayStation (1994) brought CD-based gaming and 3D graphics to the mainstream, ending Nintendo's console dominance of the previous two generations. It's now firmly in "retro collecting" territory: original jewel cases with intact manuals command a real premium over disc-only copies, and several RPGs from its later years (when Sony deliberately courted the genre) are among the most expensive commonly-collected games from the era.

Gamevaro tracks Gekioh Shooting King Shienryu for PlayStation with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.

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Market values by condition

PAL

Loose / Item only

€60.63

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Recent sales

Date	Type	Region	Price	Source
2026-08-12	Loose / Item only	PAL	€60.63	ebay_gb

Rarity & condition

Only a handful of market sales have been tracked for Gekioh Shooting King Shienryu, suggesting it doesn't trade hands very often — a sign of relative scarcity compared to more common PlayStation titles.

Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.

Frequently asked questions

How much is Gekioh Shooting King Shienryu worth?

Gekioh Shooting King Shienryu for PlayStation is currently worth €60.63 loose. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Is Gekioh Shooting King Shienryu rare?

Gekioh Shooting King Shienryu has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common PlayStation titles.

What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Gekioh Shooting King Shienryu?

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.