is a vertically scrolling shooter released in by

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in Japanese arcades in 1986. It was published by Romstar in North America as ''Tokio''.

Gameplay

In the game, the player controls a red propeller-driven airplane, flying over the city of Tokyo. They are able to shoot and capture other red, smaller planes, which then will follow the player in formation. The player can choose between 3 formations: the first is able to shoot both air-to-air and air-to-ground projectiles, the second only air-to-air (but on a larger area), the third only air-to-ground (but on a larger area as well). During gameplay, the player should react accordingly to the threats and quickly decide which one of the 3 formation types is more adequate at one given moment. The game is divided in areas, depicting key places in

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, such as

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, Akasaka, and

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. There are no clearly defined "levels", but at some points the player is faced by a giant mothership, which can be shot down by hitting its engines.

Ports

A port was released for the

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home computer in 1987.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Tokio'' on their May 15, 1986 issue as being the most-successful table arcade unit of the month.

References

1986 video games Arcade video games MSX2 games Vertically scrolling shooters Romstar games Taito arcade games Video games developed in Japan {{scroll-shooter-videogame-stub