Bomber Raid
Bomber Raid | |
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Developer(s) | Sanritsu |
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Artist(s) | Hide Itoen |
Platform(s) | Master System |
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Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Bomber Raid (ボンバーレイド) is a vertically scrolling shooter released for the Master System in 1989 and was one of the last games released in Japan. The aircraft on the box cover resembles a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, and bears no resemblance to the player's plane in the game.
Gameplay
In Bomber Raid, the player controls a small "Freedom Fighter" aircraft able to fire different types of projectiles through five levels.
The player starts with three lives and a limited number of cluster bombs. Any collision with either an enemy aircraft or enemy fire results in the loss of a life. One type of enemy, a strange disk like object with a green and red flashing center, drops a powerup when destroyed. Power-ups, which can be a weapon power-up (P) which replace the standard twin cannon, speed power up (S) or provide the player with a comrade fighter plane in one out four formations (depending on the number of the power up) to assist in destroying enemies. Cluster bombs, will clear the screen of many enemies (except bosses). The cluster bomb's explosion is intensified by the number of comrade fighters and their formations. Power pods give extra points, weapon power-ups, and a temporary backup fighter.
References
- ^ "Software List (Released by Sega)". セガ 製品情報サイト (in Japanese). Sega. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Availability Update" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. Vol. 7, no. 11. February 1989. p. 13.
External links
- Bomber Raid can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
- CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja)
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