1987 · Konami · Arcade · Racing

City Bomber

In City Bomber, the player is in pursuit of a gang of criminals. In order to keep the criminals from escaping, the player must reach checkpoints within a specified amount of time. At the start of the game, the player's car can shoot missiles at enemy vehicles and is also able to jump over enemies or obstacles. When some enemy cars are destroyed, power-ups are released that augment the car's abilities. Missiles improve the destructive power of the car's weaponry, wings extend the car's jumping distance, rocket boosters speed up the car and buzzsaws allow the car to ram obstacles without damage for a short time.

Released: 1987
Platforms: Arcade Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 VIC-20
Genres: Arcade Racing Shooter Vehicular combat
Developers: Konami
Publishers: Konami
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action
Country: Japan

About

City Bomber is a 1987 vehicular combat video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. It was released in Japan and North America in November 1987.

Keywords

shoot 'em up

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The game's description clarifies that the player must "take control of Cat Burglar 306 after stealing the haul from a corrupt casino, and try to escape from the gang that's after you."

In order to escape, the player must reach checkpoints within a specified amount of time. The last stage of the game shows the car boarding an airplane that flies away. At the start of the game, the player's car can shoot missiles at enemy vehicles and is also able to jump over enemies or obstacles. When some enemy cars are destroyed, power-ups are released that augment the car's abilities. Missiles improve the destructive power of the car's weaponry, wings extend the car's jumping distance, rocket boosters speed up the car and buzzsaws allow the car to ram obstacles without damage for a short time.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed City Bomber on their January 15, 1988 issue as being the twentieth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.

Legacy

City Bomber was released as part of Microsoft's Game Room for the Xbox 360 and Windows computers on August 25, 2010. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in December 2024.