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Darius Gaiden: Silver Hawk

In the game the third in the Darius series; the player flies an ornate fighter craft called a Silver Hawk. The craft is equipped with two attack weapons - Missile (forward-firing standard gun) and Bomb (drops from the bottom of the ship). The Silver Hawk is also equipped with the 'Arm' (armor); a green energy shield that can absorb enemy attacks without harm to the ship. Some enemies leave panels behind that can be collected to power-up your shots, missiles or shield.[-LF-]The graphics and sound are superior to those of the previous Darius games, and the game employs a lot of impressive visual effects; for example, the Silver Hawk warps into a stage dramatically in the fourth-tier stages, an...

Genre: Shoot-'Em-Up
Year: 1994
Developer: Taito Corporation Japan
Publisher: Taito Corporation Japan
Players: 4

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Achievements

54 achievements · 628 total points

A Ferocious Fangtooth Clear Zone A, all achievements on this set require default settings and to be played on 1P side only
1 pts
Limulidae Lucidity Clear Zone B
2 pts
This Fossil Is No Subordinate! Clear Zone C
2 pts
Being Folded Like a Fan Clear Zone D
3 pts
An Electric and Eccentric Anemone Clear Zone E
3 pts
Predatory Pteraclis Clear Zone F
3 pts
Warping With The Angler Clear Zone G
4 pts
Illusionary Lessoniana Clear Zone H
4 pts
Gracious Goosefish Clear Zone I
4 pts
Sit Back and Bask in the Neon Lights Clear Zone J
4 pts
A Fat, Greedy Glutton Clear Zone K
5 pts
Double the Hippoglossus Clear Zone L
5 pts
RMS Orthocerida Clear Zone M
5 pts
Double Dealing Character Clear Zone N
5 pts
War Flashbacks to 1987 Clear Zone O
5 pts
He's One Crusty Crustacean! Clear Zone P
5 pts
Cygnus Crescent Clear Zone Q
5 pts
Drop the Hammer Clear Zone R
5 pts
Boomerang Against the Mirror Clear Zone S
5 pts
Overwhelming Odontodactylus Clear Zone T
5 pts
Deadly Dory Clear Zone U
5 pts
Did The Fighting Until Now Actually Exist? Defeat Great Thing in Zone Z' and clear the game
25 pts
A Sacrifice in the Depths of the Sea Defeat Risk Storage in Zone V and clear the game
25 pts
I'm Champion! All Round Have Been Cleard Defeat Vermilion Coronatus in Zone W and clear the game
25 pts
Escaped By a Hair Breadth, The Battle Didn't End Yet Defeat Hysteric Empress in Zone X and clear the game
25 pts
Peace Was Restored in the Forest, No Thanks to Mola Mola Defeat Odious Trident in Zone Y and clear the game
25 pts
Thus, Planet "Darius" Was Destroyed Defeat Curious Chandelier in Zone Z and clear the game
25 pts
Communications Restored, The Joyful Voices on "Darius" Are Heard Defeat Storm Causer in Zone V' and clear the game
25 pts
Feeling Like a Guppy in the Swimming Pool Score 2,000,000 points
5 pts
A Worthy Pilot of the Darius Defence Team Score 5,000,000 points
25 pts
You've Become a Nautical Nightmare, I Bow to Your Skill Score 10,000,000 points
50 pts
Ahh.. Just As Underwhelming as Always Power up your main shot to Laser
4 pts
Walls Are Merely a Suggestion Now Power up your main shot to Wave
10 pts
Crimson Carnage Power up your main shot to Super Wave
10 pts
Steel Skin Power up your shield to Super
5 pts
Glistening With Gold, What an Impenetrable Defence Power up your shield to Hyper
25 pts
One Becomes Two, Such Is the Way of Life Power up your bombs to Twin
4 pts
And Now Begins the Missile Mitosis Power up your bombs to Multi
10 pts
All Seeing Artillery Power up your bombs to Multi-Homing
10 pts
Nigisu Neutralizer On the first stage, capture Deep-Sea Smelt and have it fight for you
5 pts
Commander of Cephalochordata On any second stage, capture Slug Fish and have it fight for you
5 pts
Brutal Bigscale On any third stage, capture Crested Bigscale and have it fight for you
10 pts
Wield This Fish Alongside an Armadyl Crossbow! On any fifth stage (except M), capture Valdivia Hoshinonis and have it fight for you
5 pts
Sheepshead Wrath On any sixth stage, capture Sheepshead Wrasse and have it fight for you
10 pts
An Infernal Alliance On any final stage, capture Vampire Squid and have it fight for you
10 pts
Mandatory Conscription of the Cold-Blooded Kind! In one run, capture all 6 captains for a large score boost
50 pts
What a Valuable Tail! What's It Made Of, Gold!? Destroy the tail of Risk Storage, awarding 900,000 points
10 pts
Are You Sure This Is a Good Idea? Destroy all of King Fossil's parts before the boss dies
5 pts
Warning! Yazuka Appear!! Survive long enough on any boss for the Yazuka to appear and ruin your day
5 pts
How Do They Put a Whole Silver Hawk in That Bubble? On any third stage, find and collect the hidden extend item
5 pts
Silver Hawk Spawning Season On any sixth stage, find and collect the hidden extend item
5 pts
Titanic Survivor Clear Zone M without losing a life
10 pts
A Successful Trip to Planet Darius Complete the entire game without using a continue
25 pts
The Ultimate Sashimi Samurai Complete the entire game without losing a life
50 pts

Darius Gaiden: Silver Hawk leaderboard

Who scored the most on this game's achievements.

1 funk.aron 3 achievements 6.000 XP

Darius Gaiden: Silver Hawk frequently asked questions

How do I play Darius Gaiden: Silver Hawk online with a friend?

Darius Gaiden: Silver Hawk (Arcade) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Darius Gaiden: Silver Hawk on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Darius Gaiden: Silver Hawk in the Arcade library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Darius Gaiden: Silver Hawk netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Darius Gaiden: Silver Hawk have achievements?

Yes, Darius Gaiden: Silver Hawk has 54 achievements worth 628 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Darius Gaiden: Silver Hawk for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Darius Gaiden: Silver Hawk on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.