(also known as ''GunForce: Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island'') is a side-scrolling

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produced by

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for arcades in 1991. The game was ported by

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and published by Irem for the

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in 1992. The sequel, ''

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'', was originally known in Japan as ''Geo Storm''.

Gameplay

The player is armed with a gun that fires rapid-fire bullets. Each direction it shoots can be fixed toward it so the player doesn't have to hold the joystick toward it. Players may find motorcycles to speed across enemy territory faster in addition to helicopters and cable cars. After scoring over any high score, whether they win or lose, players can enter their name into the

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list after the game over screen is "achieved". A strict time limit keeps the game going at a steady pace throughout; the consequence involves losing a life.

Plot

Parachuted out of a bomber, the player has landed into hostile territory to defeat the enemy who is threatening

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Release

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''GunForce'' on their July 1, 1991 issue as being the tenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month. In the September 1991 issue of Japanese publication ''Micom BASIC Magazine'', the game was ranked on the number fifteen spot in popularity.

References

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