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Arcade Archives: Metal Hawk (2022)

Arcade Archives: Metal Hawk cover
Publisher
Namco
Platforms
Arcade, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Shooter, Arcade
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

A relentless arcade flight shooter where you constantly switch altitude to hunt and destroy enemies on radar under a tight time limit.

arcade shooterfast-pacedretrointensevertical actiontime-pressurescore-chasingclassic

About

"Metal Hawk" is a shooting game released by NAMCO (Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.) in 1988. Earn points by operating your aircraft while changing its altitude and destroying the targets displayed on the radar within the time limit. Search for enemies at a high altitude, and if you find an enemy or enemy base, descend to range and destroy them.

Screenshots

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