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Characters

''Gungage'' features four playable characters. *Wakle Skade: A young blond man who is the only playable character at the beginning of the game. His handgun has only one primary attack: rapid-firing blue energy bullets. He has two special abilities, both of which are defensive. One is the energy shield and the other is a "stop bullet" that can freeze the enemy for a few seconds. *Kard Berdish: An ex-officer of the mysterious corporation that seems to be responsible for the monsters. He has white hair, wears a military uniform, and carries a multifunction rifle that includes a laser rifle, flamethrower, homing-missile launcher, and grenade launcher, as well as two devastating special attacks. *Steyr Harquebus: A dissident fighting against the corporation. She is a small teenage girl with a long-barelled minigun that is taller than she is. She has only one primary attack, but her four special moves more than make up for this shortcoming. *Dee Van Feng: A cyborg teenage boy with long white hair, created by the corporation. Dee carries a pair of Uzis. Each of the four characters has a unique story, which mostly involve the same levels as the other characters, but in a different order, and with some elements shuffled around. Only Wakle is playable at the beginning; other characters must be unlocked by performing specific actions with available characters.

Reception

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'' gave the game a score of 23 out of 40. ''Gamers' Republic'' gave it a C.

References

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