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Express Raider

by Data East·published by Data East, U.S. Gold, G1M2

1986E10+18
PCWindowsCommodore 64ZX SpectrumPlayStationPSPAmstrad CPCPS3PS VitaArcade

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Your aim in life is to be the greatest train robber in the Wild West, a multi-stage task. Your character has plenty of attacking kicks and punches to use on anyone who gets in his way, starting with the local banker, and then some coyotes roaming the plains, who are easier dodged than killed. After this, you find yourself atop the train, attacking a succession of guards in one-on-one beat ‘em up duels, each of which must be won outright within the time limit to avoid losing a life. Many of these shoot at you, so dodge their shots as you attack them. The game offers a practice mode, in which you have 32 lives to try to improve your skills, and a ‘normal’ mode in which you have unlimited continues as long as you can reach the high-score table with each continue – in this mode, as in the ‘advanced’ mode in which you must always start again from scratch, you have 5 lives

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

Perspective

Side view

Included in

Konami 80's Arcade GalleryData East Arcade Pack #1Data East Arcade Collection #1Data East Arcade 2

Ported as

Johnny Turbo's Arcade: Express Raider

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Also known as

Johnny Turbo's Arcade: Express Raider — Nintendo Switch title

Retro Classix: Express Raider — Windows title

Western Express — Japanese title

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Facts

Developer

Data East

Released

1986

Platforms

PCWindowsCommodore 64ZX SpectrumPlayStationPSPAmstrad CPCPS3PS VitaArcadeNintendoSwitchAntstream

Age ratings

GRACALLESRBE10+

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Tags

Side view2D scrollingArcadeBeat 'em up / brawlerPlatformShooter