Senken Counter Drone Section

About the Game

"Senken Co., Ltd. is a private company dedicated to anti-drone operations, protecting the skies over Kagoshima and ensuring public safety."

This game is a retro-style vertical scrolling shooter. It features three aircraft with distinct performance characteristics, three weapon types, a total of nine stages, and four possible endings that change based on your gameplay.

Here is a brief overview of how it differs from typical retro shooters:

• Health-based system; health fully restores at the start of each stage.

• Movement speed decreases while firing.

• Uses the full screen at a resolution of 480x270 or 960x540.

• Includes multiple stages with specific mission quotas.

• No invincibility period after taking a hit.

Story

The setting is around the year 2035 in Kokubu, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Japan was seeing a rapid rise in illegal drone activity and associated damage. However, because the scale of the problem fell into a "gray area"—too large for local police to handle but not significant enough to warrant a full-scale response from the Air Self-Defense Force—the issue was effectively left unchecked.

Authorities took notice of the research conducted by Senken Co., Ltd., a private firm in Kagoshima, and decided to launch a pilot program for private-sector anti-drone operations in the region. Senken Co., Ltd. had originally been researching manned electric aircraft.

As a private enterprise, the company faces limitations regarding authority and weaponry, making anti-drone operations a challenging task. Three qualified pilots deploy to carry out these "Anti-Q" missions.