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{{Header Nav|game=Blazer | {{Header Nav|game=Blazer}} | ||
{{ | {{Game | ||
|completion=3 | |||
|image=Blazer flyer.png | |||
|title=Blazer | |title=Blazer | ||
| | |japanese=ブレイザー | ||
|developer=[[Namco]] | |developer=[[Namco]] | ||
|publisher=[[Namco]] | |publisher=[[Namco]] | ||
| | |year=1987 | ||
| | |systems={{syslist|cade}} | ||
| | |genre=[[Shooter]] | ||
|players=1-2 | |players=1-2 | ||
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{game disambig||the unrelated [[Commodore 64]] game|[[Blazer (Commodore 64)]]}} | |||
{{Wikipedia|Blazer (video game)}} | |||
'''Blazer''' (ブレイザー, lit. ''Bureizā''), is an isometric [[shooter]] arcade game, that was released by [[Namco]] in [[1987]] only in Japan. It runs on Namco System 1 hardware, was the first 16-bit game to use a 3/4-view perspective, and was also the first game from Namco to feature a "legal notice" on startup saying that the game was for use in Japan only. With the exceptions of [[Beraboh Man]], [[Bakutotsu Kijūtei]] and [[Four Trax]], every Japan-exclusive game Namco has released since has featured a similar notice on startup - and even if some were later released in the US, it still appears on startup on the Japanese versions. | |||
The player alternates between a tank named "Vanguard" and a helicopter named "Maiheriko" (and for the final mission, a boat named "Maiboto"), to kill enemies both on land and in the air. Some airbased enemies will leave behind powerups for Vanguard to collect, when hit by its anti-aircraft missiles; they can restore its fuel, increase its fuel capacity, make it invulnerable for a short period of time, and even grant it an extra life if it manages to collect enough of them (initially thirteen, but can go up to sixteen). | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Blazer title screen.png|Title screen. | |||
File:Blazer startup screen.png|The game's legal notice. | |||
File:Blazer high score table.png|Default high score table. | |||
File:Blazer gameplay.png|First mission of game. | |||
</gallery> | |||
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[[Category:Namco]] | [[Category:Namco]] | ||
[[Category:Shooter]] | [[Category:Shooter]] | ||
[[Category:Single player]] | |||
[[Category:Multiplayer]] | |||
[[Category:MAME]] | [[Category:MAME]] | ||
