Vanadium 3000

Vanadium 3000 is a Sega Genesis game developed, & published by Madshot in 1999 exclusively in North America. A European release was scheduled, but was cancelled due to the fact that Sega of Europe would stop support of the system a year later. A Japanese release was also planned, but also cancelled as Sega of Japan stopped support in 1996.

Gameplay
The game is a 1st person shooter similar to games like Zero Tolerance, Planet Forces, DOOM, Loom, & several other Genesis games. The game has 18 levels with multiple enemies to defeat, & a boss at the end of every 6 levels. Your standard weapon is a Star-Luster 7780Z. There are several other weapons like Magnesium Arrow, Quick Blazer, Air Beamer, Killer Shot, Orbit Pulser, Clash Trooper Gun, Mind Forcer, & the C-77 Soulstar Gun. Several powerups are in it too, like the Invincible Master, Super Quick Shot, Mind Spree, Fast Mover, & Flying Man all of which have a time limit of 20 seconds. All levels go up from 40 to 50 minutes of time. There's a save feature which lets you save wherever, & whenever you want which helps keeping the gameplay to not become a chore to go through. Levels 5-18 are split to 3 sections that go up to 35 to 45 minutes each.

Plot
5 unknown hackers start invading a secret space base to attract several alien races to destroy the base, & along that the galaxy. The 5 alien races who got into the base first start calling other alien races to get to it. Now there are many alien races inhabiting the place, & it's your job to stop them all.

Reception
The game recieved positive reviews from both reviewers, & critics alike. It also recieved an award for Best Gameplay along with some special edition carts being made to celebrate the positive feedback.