Originating in the arcades, Cabal is a shooter where the protagonist runs back and forth along the bottom of the screen, ducking and dodging bullets and grenades from the enemy. The roll maneuver from the arcade was not implemented in the PC version. The player returns fire by moving a target around the screen which also moves the player character and may expose him to enemy fire.
ShooterArcadeActionWarfaremodern warfarehelicoptershoot 'em uptankhigh scoreairplane8-bitmodern militarycheat codecover systemtrackballArcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga
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Character
Plot-driven, grave, earnest and unpretentious.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Nintendo Entertainment System
- Developer
- Tad Corporation, Tad Corporation
- Publisher
- Tad Corporation, Ocean, Capcom, Milton Bradley, Special FX
- Released
- December 31, 1988
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Third person
IGDB rating 5.4/10 from 33 ratings.
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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