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Mercs

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Game Information

Original Release Date: December 31, 1990

Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Sega Master System/Mark III, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Wii

Involved Companies: Capcom, U.S. Gold

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Pinball, Arcade

Summary: The players are members of a covert counter-terrorist team of mercenaries known as the "Wolf Force". The aim of the game was to rescue the former President from rebels in the fictional African country of Zutula, which bears resemblance to the apartheid regime in South Africa. The game has six main levels, plus the final level where your mission is to rescue the former U.S. president from the Hercules Transport. The game's arsenal include real-world machine guns, shot guns, flame throwers, and grenade launchers. Several missions even have pilotable vehicles available.

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).