Assassin

Description

The player controls a vigilante in a black SWAT team costume, a black hat and black goggles, who is trying to kill criminals invading the city. The game uses live footage of real actors in between levels which represents the game's story.

Assassin was produced by Namco in 1986.

Namco released 310 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1977. Namco was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Namco during the time period Assassin was produced include: Vs. Sky Kid, Vs. Battle City, Star Luster, Sky Kid, Motos, Genpei ToumaDen, Hopping Mappy, Namco's Classic Gaming, Return Of Ishtar, The, and Sky Kid Deluxe

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Specs

Name	Assassin
Developer	Namco (Japan)
Year	1986
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	6933
Class	Prototype
Genre	Shooter
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Medium Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	Namco System 1 - JAMMA
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player Ambidextrous
Controls	Trackball: Optical Buttons: 1 - Fire
Sound	Unamplified Mono (requires one-channel amp)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard

Game Introduction

You are sick of all the criminals in the city attacking the innocent. Get rid of them now!

Game Play

The player must get through seven towns in New York by killing criminals.

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Miscellaneous

This was one of few games made by American Namco game designers.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Assassin Census

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