Avenger cover

Avenger

Main Game
Shooter Arcade Science fiction

Avenger is a Shooter / Arcade game released on December 7, 1990 for Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD. Avenger is a vertically-scrolling shooter, in which the player navigates a plane through levels populated by hostile planes, tanks, cannons, ships, stationary devices, and massive boss enemies. Before…

December 7, 1990
Released 13100 days ago
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD

About

Avenger is a vertically-scrolling shooter, in which the player navigates a plane through levels populated by hostile planes, tanks, cannons, ships, stationary devices, and massive boss enemies. Before each mission, the player can choose among different weapons in three categories: main, sub, and special. Main and sub weapons are fired simultaneously and have unlimited ammunition, while the powerful special attacks are accessed by pressing a different button and are limited. The player can try any combination of the three categories, for example enhancing the main rocket launcher with a pod that fires laser to the sides as a sub weapon, and a protective shield as a special one. Power-ups change properties rapidly, so the player has to catch them at a specific time to enhance either main, sub, or special weapon. Those power-ups do not change the properties of a weapon, but rather give it additional fire power.

Storyline

A devastating atomic war wiped out the biggest cities on the Earth and most of its population. Anarchy reigned, different military organizations fighting each other in a new war for dominance. One of such organizations eventually seized control of the planet, establishing itself as a tyrannic government and using advanced technology for military purposes. Only a lone pilot can save humanity from their clutches.

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Release Dates by Platform

Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD Worldwide
Dec 7, 1990

Game Info

Developer
Shin-Nihon Laser Soft Co., Ltd.
Publisher
Telenet Japan
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Genres
Shooter Arcade
Themes
Science fiction

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