Vanark
{{Short description|1999 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = Vanark cover.jpg
| developer = Bit Town
| publisher = Asmik Ace, Jaleco
| platforms = PlayStation
| released = {{Video game release|JP|October 7, 1999|NA|April 10, 2000{{cite web |author=IGN staff |date=April 10, 2000 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/04/11/the-games-of-april-6 |title=The Games of April |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=January 16, 2021 |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122042549/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/04/11/the-games-of-april-6 |url-status=live }}}}
| genre = Combat flight simulator
| modes = Single-player
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Vanark, known in Japan as {{nihongo|Astro Trooper Vanark|宇宙機動ヴァンアーク|Uchūkido Vanāku}}, is a combat flight simulation game developed by Bit Town and published by Asmik Ace and Jaleco in 1999–2000.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| GR = 65%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/250640-vanark/index.html |title=Vanark for PlayStation |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501111152/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/250640-vanark/index.html |archivedate=May 1, 2019 |accessdate=January 16, 2021}}
| EGM = 6.25/10{{cite magazine |last1=Davison |first1=John |last2=Johnston |first2=Chris |last3=Hager |first3=Dean |last4=Chou |first4=Che |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/9/91/EGM_US_130.pdf |title=Vanark |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=130 |date=May 2000 |page=152 |accessdate=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=July 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721125033/https://retrocdn.net/images/9/91/EGM_US_130.pdf |url-status=live }}{{efn|Four critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 6.5/10, 5.5/10, 6/10, and 7/10.}}
| Fam = 24/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=18867&redirect=no |title=宇宙機動ヴァンアーク [PS] |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |accessdate=January 16, 2021 |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122042244/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=18867&redirect=no |url-status=live }}
| GI = 7/10{{cite magazine |last1=McNamara |first1=Andy |last2=Fitzloff |first2=Jay |last3=Reiner |first3=Andrew |url=https://gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4935 |title=Vanark |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=85 |date=May 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001205064300/http://gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4935 |archive-date=December 5, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 16, 2021}}
| GameFan = 72%{{cite magazine |last=Weitzner |first=Jason "Fury" |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_8_Issue_01/page/n81/mode/2up |title=Astro Trooper Vanark [Import] |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Shinno Media |volume=8 |issue=1 |date=January 2000 |page=80 |accessdate=January 16, 2021}}
| GSpot = 6.9/10{{cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Ryan |date=March 31, 2000 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/vanark-review/1900-2546103/ |title=Vanark Review |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230121549/http://www.gamespot.com/vanark/reviews/vanark-review-2546103/ |archivedate=December 30, 2011 |url-status=live |accessdate=January 16, 2021}}
| OPM = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |last=MacDonald |first=Mark |url=https://archive.org/details/Official_U.S._Playstation_Magazine_Issue_32_May_2000/page/n93/mode/2up |title=Vanark |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=3 |issue=8 |date=May 2000 |page=94 |accessdate=January 16, 2021}}
| PSM = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Review: Vanark |magazine=PSM |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=34 |date=June 2000}}
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The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 24 out of 40. GamePro said of the game, "though not exceptional, Vanark{{'}}s clever combination of disparate elements is worth experiencing—mainly as a rental."{{cite magazine |author=Miss Spell |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/0/0b/GamePro_US_140.pdf |title=Vanark |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=140 |date=May 2000 |page=93 |accessdate=May 21, 2022 |archive-date=August 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822165928/https://retrocdn.net/images/0/0b/GamePro_US_140.pdf |url-status=live }}{{efn|GamePro gave it 4/5 for graphics, sound, control, and fun factor.}}
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- {{moby game|id=/playstation/vanark}}
Category:Asmik Ace Entertainment games
Category:Combat flight simulators
Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:PlayStation (console)-only games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in Japan
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