1990 · Shooter

Double Hawk

Sega exclusive

You control the action as John and Jack, two warriors hand-picked by the United Nations, attempt to bring down a terrorist organization which is responsible for a worldwide wave of violence! The terrorists are capable of launching attacks from the sky, the sea, and by land. Are you the one person who can end this reign of terror?

Released: 1 February 1990
Platforms: Master System Sega Master System/Mark III
Genres: Shooter
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action Warfare
Country: Japan

About

Double Hawk is a shoot 'em up video game for the Master System. In the 1990s violence was spreading across the globe, brought forth by a group of terrorists, and John Jackson and Jack Thomas are sent into battle to eradicate all threats. Double Hawk has been called Sega's version of Cabal (which was ported to the rival Nintendo Entertainment System the same year).

Keywords

modern warfare
rail shooter
shoot 'em up
on-rails
modern military
terrorists

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The game consists of five missions, each with four levels ending in a boss fight. Throughout the game the player must eliminate various enemies including foot soldiers, armed vehicles, and helicopters using multiple guns and ordnance weapons. The player must survive the first 3 stages of every mission within a time limit, and while the 4th "boss" fight of every mission is also timed, that mission will not end until all enemy units have been eliminated.

A unique element that features in this game is that in co-op gameplay, players that gets hit 3 times and dies will automatically re-spawn and take a hit off their co-op partner, provided their partner is not down to their last hit.