Gun.Smoke
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Game Title:Gun.Smoke
System:Nintendo NES
Players:1-2 Players
Genre:Shooter
Developer(s):Capcom
Release Date(s):1988
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Gun.Smoke is a 1985 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game by Capcom. This Wild West-themed game was designed by Yoshiki Okamoto. Gun.Smoke centers on a character named Billy Bob, a bounty hunter who is after vicious criminals of the Wild West.
The game takes place in the western town of Hicksville, where its citizens live in fear.
A group of outlaws known as the 'Wingates' have invaded the town, killed the sheriff and terrorized the townspeople. Then one day, a mysterious lawman known as Billy Bob arrived in Hicksville, determined to rid the area of the Wingates and restore order to the town, for good! This game his six stages of shooting action. In each level Billy Bob walks through the town and other areas shooting any villain that gets in his way. The screen automatically scrolls vertically downward, with Billy able to freely move around the layout. Throughout each stage an swarm of criminals will appear to try and rid our hero, each with a different method of attack, but our Billy is far from defenseless,he's armed with a pair of pistols that have unlimited ammo. Billy earns money for every bad guy he guns down, and can shoot barrels to find several power-ups such as boots to make you move faster, rifles to increase your firepower, moneybags for extra points, and even POW symbols to wipe out all the enemies on the screen. As you travel through each stage, you'll come across some friendly merchants, where you can use the money you've collected to buy items better weapons, including shotguns, magnums, machine guns, and others. One hit direct to Billy will kill him, however he can find an icon to summon his trusty horse to ride through the level, and the horse can withstand several shots until it dies, and your well aware of when hes about to snuff-it as he'll start blinking when he can only take one more shot. The overall object of each level is to defeat the main boss, but you can't face him until you obtain the Wanted poster, which is hidden in each level and can also be purchased from shops. Otherwise the level will loop around endlessly until you find the Wanted poster. Once you reach the end of the level with the Wanted poster in hand, you'll be able to engage the boss in a showdown to the death. If you manage to defeat the boss, you'll collect the reward and move on to the next area. The six hombres include: Bandit Bill, a deadly marksman. Cutter, a thug who uses boomerangs. Devil Hawk, a corrupt Indian chief who shoots fireballs. The Ninja, an assassin from the Orient. Fatman Joe, a pudgy villian who throws bombs, and the leader of the Wingates gang himself. And the Verdict is...
Top quality scrolling-shooter!. Gun.Smoke provides some great arcade action. It's just plain fun to gun down any outlaws that get in your path and it never gets old. Some scenes even give you a feeling like you're in a shootout from those old movie westerns. Also like most arcade shooters, the challenge level is a bit on the hard side, but because the game is so play-able and engaging, the difficulty levels adds even more to make this a fabulous game!. A must play for any gamer! 5* |