Rambo (NES)/Gameplay

Controls

 * : Use the direction pad to guide Rambo through the game. Press left or right to make him run in either direction.  Press down to squat.  Press up to enter a building, or access a North/South layer change.
 * : Press the A button to jump. Rambo will jump the same height regardless of how long the jump button is held.  Press A while running to jump in either direction.  Hold  on the direction pad while jumping to drop through a platform and land on the next one below.
 * : Press the B button to attack. If you're not using the regular knife, you may only attack if you have ammunition for the desired weapon.  Press B to utilize medicine as well.  As soon as you use it once, you will be automatically returned to the knife.
 * : Press the Start button to begin a new game, or to pause the action mid-game. Press the Start button during a conversation with another character to bring up the status screen which shows you your inventory, as well as providing you with a password to continue with.
 * : Press the Select button during the game to change which weapon or item is highlighted at the top of the screen. Except for the regular knife, you may only activate a weapon or item if you have at least one of that item.

Rambo
You control Rambo throughout the game. A battle-hardened war hero, he is a natural warrior, someone who can be counted upon to complete a mission, no matter how crazy the odds are. However, he can't always be counted upon to follow orders. At the end of the first Rambo movie, he is thrown in prison for crimes committed when he returned to the States. Colonel Trautman offers him a chance to redeem himself by accepting a mission in Vietnam. He is to photograph POWs at a camp, but not to rescue them or engage the enemy. Rambo is more than capable for the mission. He can run and jump through rugged terrain. He has a health meter that starts at 100, and counts down whenever he is injured. If the meter ever reaches 0, Rambo dies, and you are offered the opportunity to continue from the last moment you spoke to someone. Higher levels of health can be obtained by collecting hearts from defeated bosses, and health can be fully restored by utilizing a supply of medicine. He has training with several weapons including knives, bows, guns and grenades. A regular knife is available at all times throughout the game, while ammo is collected by defeated particular enemies. When enemies are defeated, they provide Rambo with experience points. By reaching certain amounts of experience points, his combat level increases, indicated by the number below the knife at the top of the screen. This level starts at 0 and rises to a maximum of 7. Your combat level affects the amount of damage you cause with your knife.