Mission: Code Name River Raid. Jet down the river. Break the enemy blockade and blast the bridges to halt enemy troop advances. Terrain: Code Name River of No Return. An ever-changing, ever-challenging waterway. Expect huge islands, narrow channels and treacherous bays crawling with enemy choppers, tankers and jets. Weaponry: Code Name StratoStrafer. Your B1 StratoWing Assault Jet has been retrofitted with sophisticated, rapid-fire guided missiles. Your craft is super-sensitive to the stick. Accelerate, slow or bank radically with only a touch. Tactics: Jet low to the river to avoid radar. Stop periodically at depots to refuel. A warning claxxon will alert you. Top speed! Best of luck!
ShooterRacingArcadeActionmodern warfarehelicoptershoot 'em upprocedural generationairplanemodern militaryvertical scrollingterroristsnever-endingbpjm indexedColecoVision, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Intellivision
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Plot-driven, unpretentious, grave and earnest.
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
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- Platforms
- ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Intellivision, PC (Microsoft Windows), Atari 5200, DOS, Xbox 360, Legacy Mobile Device, MSX
- Developer
- Activision, Activision
- Publisher
- Pony Canyon, Activision, Activision, Digiplay, JAMDAT Mobile, Firebird Software, Microsoft Game Studios
- Released
- December 1, 1982
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Time to beat
- 1 h main story
IGDB rating 8.2/10 from 42 ratings.
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