Under Fire (arcade game)
Encyclopedia
Under Fire is a 1993 shooting game
released in the Arcades
by: Taito Corporation
. It is known for using a Light gun
and it's digitized graphics, which seems to be Taito's equivalent, to Konami
's Lethal Enforcers
, in which Taito was hoping to make this game as an attempt to compete with Konami's shoot em' up franchise.
This Arcade game has never gotten a release to home console ports.
There is a minor difference between this and Lethal Enforcers such as: the gun vibrating when the player fires with it. But just like Lethal Enforcers, It is classified by mature audiences 17+ ages and older.
, United States
(In which Taito Corporation's North American branch was located on the same location) . A metropolitan city is being terrorized by a gang of criminal thugs known as "Hoppers". The problem has grown so bad that not even the regular city police can stop them. Upon seeing this, the mayor calls in a special police unit armed with sub-machine guns (presumably the H&K MP5) who are dedicated to stop the crime wave at all costs and give the city back to the rightful citizens. They are the only ones that can
that up to two players can play simultaneously. Players will have individual life bars, and are armed with sub-machine guns. The players would have to shoot the "Hoppers" down, without shooting the innocent victims nor the Policemen (Colleagues). Players will take damage if enemies shoot the player or by getting hit by an enemy projectile (such as a Bomb, Rocket launcher or a Molotov Cocktail
). If they shoot an Innocent victim, they will receive damage with a "NO!" above the civilian's head. If the player also shoots the Policemen (Colleagues), they will also have their life meter decreased. There are six stages in the game, with two "bonus" or "accident" stages depending on the player's accuracy. If the player has a satisfactory accuracy rating, the "accident scene" is played in which players battle a rush of criminals (while trying to avoid shooting the civilians) in a scenario similar to the bootleg arcade versions and some console ports of Operation Wolf
. If a player didn't shoot well enough, a "Practice Round" is played in which the players shoot pictures of criminals while not shooting the pictures of civilians. Players can also shoot items to get power-ups.
When all bullets are shot away, Players will have the exchange the magazine, by aiming outside the screen and pull the trigger to exchange magazines and refill your bullets. At the end of each stage contains a boss fight, and all of the bosses have life meters shown as well. Enemies usually taunt the player by saying: "I'll kill you!", "What do you think of that?!" and "Yah!!", so the player will think fast and look out for the enemy and shoot the enemy down. Innocent victims would appear and shout by saying: "Help!", "Don't shoot!" and "Help me!", so the player will think fast and see the victims and avoid shooting them at all costs. Sometimes enemies would try to shoot an innocent victim, so the player would have to shoot the enemy that's trying to risk the innocent victim's life. The Policemen would appear saying: "Freeze!" or "Hands Up!", so just like the victims, The player should also avoid shooting the Policemen as well at all costs possible.
ese version of the game, one of the enemy taunts that was exclusive was: "Go to Hell!", before the enemy shoots the player. That taunt was removed outside of the Japanese release, when it came to North America
, Europe
and Australia
.
Light gun shooter
Light gun shooter, also called light gun game or simply gun game, is a shooter video game genre in which the primary design element is aiming and shooting with a gun-shaped controller. Light gun shooters revolve around the protagonist shooting targets, either antagonists or inanimate objects...
released in the Arcades
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...
by: Taito Corporation
Taito Corporation
The is a Japanese publisher of video game software and arcade hardware wholly owned by publisher Square Enix. Taito has their headquarters in the Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, sharing the facility with its parent company....
. It is known for using a Light gun
Light gun
A light gun is a pointing device for computers and a control device for arcade and video games.Modern screen-based light guns work by building a sensor into the gun itself, and the on-screen target emit light rather than the gun...
and it's digitized graphics, which seems to be Taito's equivalent, to Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
's Lethal Enforcers
Lethal Enforcers
Lethal Enforcers is a 1992 shooting game released for the arcades by Konami. It is best known for its revolver-shaped light gun known as the Konami Justifier, its digitized graphics, and the controversy over its content.Home versions were released for the Super NES, Sega Genesis and Sega CD during...
, in which Taito was hoping to make this game as an attempt to compete with Konami's shoot em' up franchise.
This Arcade game has never gotten a release to home console ports.
There is a minor difference between this and Lethal Enforcers such as: the gun vibrating when the player fires with it. But just like Lethal Enforcers, It is classified by mature audiences 17+ ages and older.
Plot
This game's setting obviously takes place in Wheeling, IllinoisWheeling, Illinois
Wheeling is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. The population was 34,496 at the 2000 census, and 38,555 at the 2006 special village census.-Geography:Wheeling is located at ....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(In which Taito Corporation's North American branch was located on the same location) . A metropolitan city is being terrorized by a gang of criminal thugs known as "Hoppers". The problem has grown so bad that not even the regular city police can stop them. Upon seeing this, the mayor calls in a special police unit armed with sub-machine guns (presumably the H&K MP5) who are dedicated to stop the crime wave at all costs and give the city back to the rightful citizens. They are the only ones that can
Gameplay
This game is an Arcade lightgun Rail ShooterShoot '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...
that up to two players can play simultaneously. Players will have individual life bars, and are armed with sub-machine guns. The players would have to shoot the "Hoppers" down, without shooting the innocent victims nor the Policemen (Colleagues). Players will take damage if enemies shoot the player or by getting hit by an enemy projectile (such as a Bomb, Rocket launcher or a Molotov Cocktail
Molotov cocktail
The Molotov cocktail, also known as the petrol bomb, gasoline bomb, Molotov bomb, fire bottle, fire bomb, or simply Molotov, is a generic name used for a variety of improvised incendiary weapons...
). If they shoot an Innocent victim, they will receive damage with a "NO!" above the civilian's head. If the player also shoots the Policemen (Colleagues), they will also have their life meter decreased. There are six stages in the game, with two "bonus" or "accident" stages depending on the player's accuracy. If the player has a satisfactory accuracy rating, the "accident scene" is played in which players battle a rush of criminals (while trying to avoid shooting the civilians) in a scenario similar to the bootleg arcade versions and some console ports of Operation Wolf
Operation Wolf
Operation Wolf is a one-player shooter arcade game made by Taito in 1987. It spawned three sequels: Operation Thunderbolt , Operation Wolf 3 and Operation Tiger .-Description:...
. If a player didn't shoot well enough, a "Practice Round" is played in which the players shoot pictures of criminals while not shooting the pictures of civilians. Players can also shoot items to get power-ups.
- The Police Badges make your points increase.
- The Full Fire Shotgun gives you power to your weapon, in which holding down the trigger can make bullets fully shot, but has a limited number of bullets.
- The Shotgun cartridges will make the number of shotgun bullets increase by one bullet, per cartridge, the more you get, the more bullets will be increased (up to 9 can be stored).
When all bullets are shot away, Players will have the exchange the magazine, by aiming outside the screen and pull the trigger to exchange magazines and refill your bullets. At the end of each stage contains a boss fight, and all of the bosses have life meters shown as well. Enemies usually taunt the player by saying: "I'll kill you!", "What do you think of that?!" and "Yah!!", so the player will think fast and look out for the enemy and shoot the enemy down. Innocent victims would appear and shout by saying: "Help!", "Don't shoot!" and "Help me!", so the player will think fast and see the victims and avoid shooting them at all costs. Sometimes enemies would try to shoot an innocent victim, so the player would have to shoot the enemy that's trying to risk the innocent victim's life. The Policemen would appear saying: "Freeze!" or "Hands Up!", so just like the victims, The player should also avoid shooting the Policemen as well at all costs possible.
Censorship outside the Japanese release
In the original JapanJapan
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ese version of the game, one of the enemy taunts that was exclusive was: "Go to Hell!", before the enemy shoots the player. That taunt was removed outside of the Japanese release, when it came to North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.