''City Bomber'' is a

vehicular combat Vehicular combat games (also known as just vehicular combat or car combat) are a sub-genre of vehicle simulation video games where the primary objectives of gameplay include vehicles armed with weapons attempting to destroy vehicles controlled b ...

arcade game An arcade game or coin-op game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are presented as primarily games of skill and include arcade v ...

developed and distributed by

Konami , is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company, video game and entertainment company headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo, it also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, pachinko machin ...

and first released in 1987.

Gameplay

In ''City Bomber'', the arcade flyer states that the player is in pursuit of a gang of criminals. However, the in-game cut scenes show that the player is a criminal involved in a shooting at a casino and is trying to evade cars from the casino and from the police. In order to escape, the player must reach checkpoints within a specified amount of time. The last stage of the game shows the car boarding an airplane that flies away. At the start of the game, the player's car can shoot missiles at enemy vehicles and is also able to jump over enemies or obstacles. When some enemy cars are destroyed, power-ups are released that augment the car's abilities. Missiles improve the destructive power of the car's weaponry, wings extend the car's jumping distance, rocket boosters speed up the car and buzzsaws allow the car to ram obstacles without damage for a short time. Collisions with other cars are not generally harmful to the player, although they may slow down the car. Oil slicks dropped by enemies will spin out the car and slow it down significantly. Collisions with obstacles or falling off the course will destroy the player's car. While the player has an unlimited supply of cars, crashes will cost the player time and the new car will lose all previously-collected power-ups. If the player does not reach the checkpoint (shown by a map on the left side of the screen) in time, the game is over. Points are scored by destroying enemy cars, with bonus points awarded at the end of each course for the amount of time remaining.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''City Bomber'' on their January 15, 1988 issue as being the twentieth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.

Legacy

The game's

Soundtrack A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack o ...

was produced by

Konami Kukeiha Club is Konami's sound team. It is often confused with 矩形波倶楽部 ( Kukeiha Club), Konami's in-house band that has released albums consisting of their studio performances. They are primarily responsible for the sound and music in the majorit ...

and published by King Records on July 21, 1989 as part of "Konami Game Music Collection Vol.0" along additional soundtracks from ''Flak Attack (MX 5000''), ''The Main Event'', ''

The Final Round ''The Final Round'', released in Japan as , is a boxing arcade game released by Konami in 1988. A player selects one of two different boxers, and they fight another boxer in a three-round bout. If the player wins, he moves on to the next opponent ...

'', ''Gang Busters'', and ''Devastators''.Konami Game Music Collection Vol.0
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References

External links

*{{KLOV game, id=7344, name=City Bomber
''City Bomber'' at Arcade History
1987 video games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games Konami games Vehicular combat games Konami arcade games Video games developed in Japan