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Jail Break

1986 · Konami · Run and Gun · 1-2 players

About

A mass prison breakout has occurred and the prison warden has been kidnapped in this sideways scrolling shoot-em-up from Konami. The player controls a lonely police officer whose job it is to kill the hordes of escaped convicts and, eventually, rescue the kidnapped warden. Each level also has a number of civilian hostages that also roam the levels and need to be rescued. The player begins the game with only a pistol, but 2 extra weapons, in the form of a bazooka and a tear gas gun, can be collected. The 'Weapon Select' button cycles through the player's weapons via a display at the bottom of the screen. When the desired weapon is highlighted, pressing the Fire button will select and fire the desired weapon. Hostages will randomly run across the screen and can be rescued by running into them. Should the player accidentally shoot a hostage, all extra weapons will be lost leaving only the pistol.

Gallery

Jail Break — Box front
Box front
Jail Break — Box back
Box back
Jail Break — Title screen
Title screen
Jail Break — Screenshot
Screenshot

Details

Developer
Konami
Publisher
Konami
Genre
Run and Gun
Players
1-2
Release Date
January 1, 1986
System
Arcade

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