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Bomber Raid cover

1989 · Sanritsu Denki · Arcade · Shoot 'em up

Bomber Raid

Sega exclusive

Fly your plane through five levels, shooting enemy planes, submarines, helicopters, and other enemies along the way, and use your equipped cluster bombs if necessary. You need to destroy a target that is outlined in your mission briefing. You have three lives and limited cluster bombs. To help you along the way, you can shoot a power pod to score points, increase your firepower, and gain some help from fellow squadrons.

Released
4 February 1989
Platforms
Master SystemSega Master System/Mark III
Genres
ArcadeShoot 'em upShooter
Developers
Sanritsu Denki
Publishers
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Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
ActionWarfare
Country
Japan

About

Bomber Raid (ボンバーレイド) is a 1989 vertically scrolling shooter released for the Master System.

Keywords

  • modern warfare
  • shoot 'em up
  • modern military
  • vertical scrolling

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Gameplay

In Bomber Raid, the player controls a small "Freedom Fighter" aircraft able to fire different types of projectiles through five levels.

The player starts with three lives and a limited number of cluster bombs. Any collision with either an enemy aircraft or enemy fire results in the loss of a life. One type of enemy, a strange disk like object with a green and red flashing center, drops a powerup when destroyed. Power-ups, which can be a weapon power-up (P) which replace the standard twin cannon, speed power up (S) or provide the player with a comrade fighter plane in one out four formations (depending on the number of the power up) to assist in destroying enemies.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Sega Master System/Mark III1 January 1989North America · Japan 4 February 1989 · Europe 31 December 1989

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