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Salamander is a scrolling shooter arcade game released by Konami as a spin-off to Gradius. It introduced a simplified power-up system, two-player cooperative gameplay and both horizontally and vertically scrolling stages.
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Epic, unpretentious, cool and clear.
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IGDB rating 7.1/10 from 29 ratings.
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