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Guerrilla War

1986 72 / 100 Shooter
Guerrilla War is an overhead run and gun game produced by SNK. Originally released for arcades in 1987 as a coin-operated arcade game, Guerrilla War followed the adventures of two unnamed rebel commandos (Che Guevara and Fidel Castro in the Japanese version) as they raid an unnamed Caribbean Island in order to free it from the rule of an unnamed tyrannical dictator. Along the way the players vanquish hordes of unname Show full summary

Guerrilla War is an overhead run and gun game produced by SNK. Originally released for arcades in 1987 as a coin-operated arcade game, Guerrilla War followed the adventures of two unnamed rebel commandos (Che Guevara and Fidel Castro in the Japanese version) as they raid an unnamed Caribbean Island in order to free it from the rule of an unnamed tyrannical dictator. Along the way the players vanquish hordes of unnamed enemy soldiers while attempting to rescue hostages (with large score deductions for any hostages killed in the crossfire), collecting weapons from troopers and operating tanks.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused Game modeCo-op

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Guerrilla War is an overhead run and gun game produced by SNK. Originally released for arcades in 1987 as a coin-operated arcade game, Guerrilla War followed the adventures of two unnamed rebel commandos (Che Guevara and Fidel Castro in the Japanese version) as they raid an unnamed Caribbean Island in order to free it from the rule of an unnamed tyrannical dictator. Along the way the players vanquish hordes of unnamed enemy soldiers while attempting to rescue hostages (with large score deductions for any hostages killed in the crossfire), collecting weapons from troopers and operating tanks.

GameplayCombat-focused Game modeCo-op GenreShooter ThemeAction ThemeFantasy ThemeHistorical
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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
SNK
Publisher
SNK, SNK Playmore
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Co-operative, Single player, Split screen
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Historical
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Arcade Oct 1986
  • Arcade 1987
  • PlayStation Portable Jul 19, 2011
  • PlayStation 3 Jul 19, 2011

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