Game

Mercs 1990

Developed by U.S. Gold, Capcom

  • Shooter, Platform, Arcade, Action

The players are members of a covert counter-terrorist team of mercenaries known as the "Wolf Force". The aim of the game was to rescue the former President from rebels in the fictional African country of Zutula, which bears resemblance to the apartheid regime in South Africa. The game has six main levels, plus the final level where your mission is to rescue the former U.S. president from the Hercules Transport. The game's arsenal include real-world machine guns, shot guns, flame throwers, and grenade launchers. Several missions even have pilotable vehicles available.

ShooterPlatformArcadeActionmodern warfarehelicopterwarmultiple protagonistsvaporwaretankhigh scoreboss fightexplosionmodern militaryvirtual consolevertical scrollingArcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Amstrad CPC

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Plot-driven, grave, unpretentious and classical in form.

  • character-ledplot-driven
  • gravecomic
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • classical in formformally daring
  • earnestironic

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