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ShooterSimulatorArcadeActionmodern warfarerail shootercombat flight simulatorshoot 'em upflightairplanepilotmodern military60 fps on consolesmotion controloriginal soundtrack releasecga graphicsArcade
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Character
Plot-driven, earnest, relentless and unpretentious.
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade
- Developer
- Sega AM2
- Publisher
- Sega AM2
- Released
- July 13, 1987
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
IGDB rating 6.2/10 from 23 ratings.
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