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1990 · Nintendo Research & Development 1 · Action · Strategy

Radar Mission

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Radar Mission is a Nintendo Game Boy title developed and released in 1990 in Japan and North America by Nintendo. It was one of the earliest Game Boy titles, and was the first military-based game released for the Game Boy. On June 6, 2011, the game was re-released as a launch title for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console system via online distribution.

Released: 23 October 1990
Platforms: Game Boy Game Boy family Nintendo 3DS
Genres: Action Strategy Turn-based strategy
Developers: Nintendo Research & Development 1
Publishers: Nintendo
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Party
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB E PEGI 7 CERO A
Languages: English

About

Radar Mission is a turn-based strategy video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It was released in 1990 in Japan and North America and Europe in 1991. In June 2011, the game was re-released on the Nintendo 3DS' Virtual Console.

Keywords

world war ii - ww2
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Gameplay

Radar Mission has two different modes for one or two players. There are additional options for both modes to further customize the gameplay setup.

This mode is very similar to the pencil and paper game, Battleship, but there is a storyline to it. The storyline follows the player destroying the enemy's fleet on the first two levels and then proceeding to the enemy's headquarters on the third level. On the third level, the enemy's vessels are replaced with a large runway and tanks.

Reception

Famitsu gave the game a 25/40 score. Lucas M. Thomas of IGN gave the game a 6.5/10 score, comparing it favorably to Nintendo's Steel Diver for the Nintendo 3DS for its similar but more strategic style of gameplay. Jacob Crites of Nintendo Life gave the game a 6/10 score, praising its presentation and soundtrack but criticized its bland single-player mode.