''Arbalester'' is a scrolling

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released by

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, licensed to

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and

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. The player controls a

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and shoots enemies in the air and on the ground, collects

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s, and defeats bosses to advance levels.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Arbalester'' on their July 1, 1989 issue as being the seventh most-successful table arcade unit of the month.

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''Arbalester''
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Arcade History
* 1989 video games Arcade video games Cooperative video games Multiplayer and single-player video games Romstar games SETA Corporation games Vertically scrolling shooters {{scroll-shooter-videogame-stub