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This attribute controls the content of the description and og:description elements. | Vanguard is arcade game made in 1981 by SNK, long before the company started making Fighting Games. The game is known as one of the first scrolling shooters ever made and is additionally notable by being the first Shoot'Em Up where a player can shoot in four directions. Unlike other comparable games at the time, Vanguard was unique in that the player must focus on avoiding obstacles while firing in order to survive, which makes this game a precursor to Konami's Gradius and Irem's R-Type. It also has the distinction of being the first color game created by SNK. The game was licensed to Centuri for manufacture in North America in October 1981. Vanguard was followed up by a sequel Vanguard II (arcade game), which is similar to the original, but with gameplay and graphical improvements. |