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Gun.Smoke [Saloon Art]

Gun.Smoke [Saloon Art]

Console: Nintendo Entertainment System
TV Standard: NTSC
Country: United States of America
Developer(s): Capcom
Publisher(s): Romstar Incorporated
Release Date: 1988-02-01
Players: 1
Co-op: No
ESRB: Not Rated
Type: Shooter

Gun.Smoke is very similar to Commando, another Capcom game, but with several differences. Whereas Commando is a run and gun game, this game is a scrolling shooter in which the screen scrolls upward automatically and players only have three ways to shoot, using three buttons for left, right, and center shooting. However, a player can also change the way the gunman shoots through button combinations. A player can still die by getting shot or struck by enemies like in Commando but improve protection by getting special items, including a horse, for protection up to three hits; boots, for speed of movement; bullets, for faster shots; and rifles, for shot length. These items are found by shooting barrels and rifles, boots, and bullets can stock up to five.