Guerrilla War (1986)

SNK

Arcade · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable

3.30 from 46 ratings

108 members have it in their collection · 23 backlogged · 6 wish listed

How long? · 100% 1h (from 3 logged playthroughs)

Guerrilla War is an overhead run and gun game produced by SNK. Originally released for arcades in 1987 as a coin-operated arcade game, Guerrilla War followed the adventures of two unnamed rebel commandos (Che Guevara and Fidel Castro in the Japanese version) as they raid an unnamed Caribbean Island in order to free it from the rule of an unnamed … Read more
Guerrilla War is an overhead run and gun game produced by SNK. Originally released for arcades in 1987 as a coin-operated arcade game, Guerrilla War followed the adventures of two unnamed rebel commandos (Che Guevara and Fidel Castro in the Japanese version) as they raid an unnamed Caribbean Island in order to free it from the rule of an unnamed tyrannical dictator. Along the way the players vanquish hordes of unnamed enemy soldiers while attempting to rescue hostages (with large score deductions for any hostages killed in the crossfire), collecting weapons from troopers and operating tanks. Read less
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Details

Developers
SNK
Publishers
SNK, SNK Playmore
Genres
Shooter
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Historical

Release dates

  • Oct 1986 (Full Release) (Japan) Arcade
  • 1987 (Full Release) (Japan) Arcade
  • Jul 19, 2011 (Digital Compatibility Release) (North_America) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable

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Rating distribution

5 stars
5
4 stars
15
3 stars
17
2 stars
7
1 star
2
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kingbk83

Review kingbk83 3/5 · May 21, 2022

NES Lookback - Guerrilla War

Based on the SNK arcade title, Guerilla War for the NES is non-stop machine gun action. Almost an overhead Contra. Defeat enemies, save hostages, power up your guns. All of that is here.

The game is fun, but it gets a bit repetitive and it's also short. That, on top of unlimited continues, and you can finish this in 30 …

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Based on the SNK arcade title, Guerilla War for the NES is non-stop machine gun action. Almost an overhead Contra. Defeat enemies, save hostages, power up your guns. All of that is here.

The game is fun, but it gets a bit repetitive and it's also short. That, on top of unlimited continues, and you can finish this in 30 minutes or less.

It's a solid four for fun factor alone, but I'd drop it to a two for length and repetitive nature of the game.

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