Stardust Vanguards

Stardust Vanguards is a local, shared-screen dueling game for up to four players. You battle with arcade-style combat and summon NPC reinforcements, balancing fast duels with the threat of computer-controlled space pirates. Battles can turn on random events, and the pirates may win the fight themselves.

Dueling and reinforcements

Taking out enemies earns reinforcement points (RP), which you spend to summon support. Precision is rewarded in the fast-paced duels, while pirate attacks can force rivals to respond to a common threat—or take advantage of it. Random events include dozens of space-pirate scenarios, such as line attacks, pincer tactics, transport convoys, mercenary squads and fleet blitzkriegs.

Game modes

The game includes Deathmatch, Team Battles, Conquest (King of the Hill) and Space Ball, a soccer-style capture-the-flag mode. Cooperative Mode supports 1 to 4 players, who share lives across three difficulty settings. An endurance mode takes you through all three difficulties.

Battlefields and custom matches

You can unlock 13 battlefields, each offering different offensive and defensive strategies. Custom Deathmatch options include infinite ammo, swords only, reinforcement variables and control over how often pirate events occur.

Other features

The game has an in-game soundtrack. It has no online multiplayer; matches are played locally. One player can use a keyboard as an alternative input.