1990 · Sanritsu Denki · Light gun shooter · Science

Assault City

Sega exclusive

Robots Go Berserk! Dateline: Assault City, 2092. It's a robot mutiny! Central Computer Control is in chaos. Armed KillerBots are running amok, blasting loyal Bots into metal junk and piles of whining servomotors!

Released: 1 February 1990
Platforms: Master System Sega Master System/Mark III
Genres: Light gun shooter Science Shoot 'em up Shooter
Developers: Sanritsu Denki
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: First person
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: Japan

About

Assault City is a rail shooter released for the Master System in 1990. Two versions were released: the original, which only supports the directional pad, and a second edition which supports the Light Phaser gun. The two versions are distinguished by a large red light phaser on the cover of the second edition.

Keywords

rail shooter
mech
robots

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

The plot centers around Joe, one of the last of the humans remaining that can overturn the cybernetic revolt. Nothing can stop him from destroying the control system which forces the robots to kill. In the latter half of the 21st century, robots have been engaged in labor in dangerous places, housework, etc. Then suddenly, the control system used to function these robots plotted a revolt against the human race, and ordered every robot to annihilate all of the people. The robots robbed them of their weapons, and occupied various military bases and factories.

The war robots that were manufactured there murdered men, one after another, and the survivors organized a resistance and went into a full-scale offensive against the enemy's army.