Underplayed Gems

Guerrilla War (1988)

Guerrilla War cover
Developer
SNK
Platforms
Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres
Shooter, Arcade
Rating
3.7 of 5, 15 player ratings

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How it feels

A frenetic top-down shooter where two guerrilla fighters battle through jungles and cities to topple an evil Caribbean dictator.

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About

It is a 2D top-down shooter taking place on an unnamed Caribbean island which shape reminds of Cuba. There are two heroes fighting against enemies in various environments (jungle, city, marsh, bridge, etc.) and their goal is to dethrone an evil dictator. It is a port of an Arcade game in which the island was Cuba indeed while the two heroes were Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. The evil dictator was Fulgencio Batista.

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