Asylum (arcade game)
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Asylum is an overhead shoot 'em up
arcade game
developed by Leland
in 1991
. Play as characters Rip, Rak or Rol and throw weapons at weird enemies in the asylum
, collect power-ups, and defeat bosses
to advance levels. The game only exists in prototype form and was never released.
Shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up is a subgenre of shooter video games. In a shoot 'em up, the player controls a lone character, often in a spacecraft or aircraft, shooting large numbers of enemies while dodging their attacks. The genre in turn encompasses various types or subgenres and critics differ on exactly what...
arcade game
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
developed by Leland
Leland
- Places :Norway* Leland, NorwayUnited States* Leland, Illinois* Leland, Iowa* Leland, Michigan* Leland, Mississippi* Leland, North Carolina* Leland, Wisconsin* Leland Grove, Illinois* Leland Township, Michigan* Leland High School...
in 1991
1991 in video gaming
-Notable releases:*Microprose creates Civilization, Sid Meier's most successful game .*Electronic Arts releases James Pond 2 and Road Rash for Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, starting a series of games that were popular in the 1990s....
. Play as characters Rip, Rak or Rol and throw weapons at weird enemies in the asylum
Psychiatric hospital
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, collect power-ups, and defeat bosses
Boss (video games)
A boss is an enemy-based challenge which is found in video games. A fight with a boss character is commonly referred to as a boss battle or boss fight...
to advance levels. The game only exists in prototype form and was never released.