Gain Ground
Nov 1, 1988
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In Gain Ground, players control one of a set of characters at a time. There are twenty characters, each with different weapons. To beat a level, players must reach the exit point with at least one character or destroy all enemies on the level before time runs out.
Littered across the level are captive characters, which can be rescued by walking over, then escorting the controlled character to the exit point. If a player controlled character is killed, that character turns into a captive, except that they will disappear if the next active player controlled character dies, exits the level …
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In Gain Ground, players control one of a set of characters at a time. There are twenty characters, each with different weapons. To beat a level, players must reach the exit point with at least one character or destroy all enemies on the level before time runs out.
Littered across the level are captive characters, which can be rescued by walking over, then escorting the controlled character to the exit point. If a player controlled character is killed, that character turns into a captive, except that they will disappear if the next active player controlled character dies, exits the level without them, or the player has no characters left in their party.
The game is over when all controlled characters in the party are killed without any reaching the exit. However, there are three continues which allow a player to restart the level with their original three characters.
There are 40 levels in the arcade version of the game. The Master System and the Genesis/Mega Drive have 50 levels in the game.
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- Developers
- Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
- Publishers
- NEC Avenue, Ltd., Sega, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
- Platforms
- Arcade, Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Wii
- Genres
- Arcade, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Shooter, Strategy
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Science fiction
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release Dates
Nov 01, 1988 (Japan)
Arcade
Jan 03, 1991 (Japan)
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Dec 25, 1992 (Japan)
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
Jan 30, 2007 (Japan)
Wii
Feb 02, 2007 (Europe)
Wii
Feb 05, 2007 (North_America)
Wii
Jun 01, 2010 (Worldwide)
Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
User Stats
142
In Collection
9
Wish Listed
1
Playing
60
Backlogged
How Long Is Gain Ground?
Main story: 4.0 hours
Total completions: 1
