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'''''Guerrilla War''''', known in Japan as '''''ゲバラ, Gebara, Guevara''''' is a run-and-gun developed and developed by [[SNK]] for the arcade in 1987, and was subsequently ported to the [[NES]], and home computers, [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Commodore 64]], and [[ZX Spectrum]]. In the game, you play as either Ernesto "Che" Guevara or Fidel Castro in their attempt to invade Cuba to overthrow dictator, Fulgencio Batista. The play style is similar to [[Commando]], but drastically better.
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'''''Guerrilla War''''', known in Japan as '''''ゲバラ, Gebara, Guevara''''' is a run and gun developed and developed by [[SNK]] for the arcade in 1987, and was subsequently ported to the [[NES]], and home computers, [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Commodore 64]], and [[ZX Spectrum]]. In the game, you play as either Ernesto "Che" Guevara or Fidel Castro in their attempt to invade Cuba to overthrow dictator, Fulgencio Batista. The play style is similar to [[Commando]], but drastically better.
  
 
I first saw this game in the arcade room of the Lakeland Arena in the late 1980s. My parents never gave me quarters, so I didn't play the game, but I enjoyed watching other people play it, and I remember my older brother once played it, but he didn't get very far. Around 1990, I played the game for the first time on the NES with my cousin who was borrowing it from a friend. Since the game gives you unlimited continues, we beat the game at that point.
 
I first saw this game in the arcade room of the Lakeland Arena in the late 1980s. My parents never gave me quarters, so I didn't play the game, but I enjoyed watching other people play it, and I remember my older brother once played it, but he didn't get very far. Around 1990, I played the game for the first time on the NES with my cousin who was borrowing it from a friend. Since the game gives you unlimited continues, we beat the game at that point.
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===Good===
 
===Good===
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* As run and guns go, this one is extremely well-made. There are numerous guns, each is nice to use, you can ride in tanks, the environment changes in each level, and there is a huge variety among the enemy soldiers and bosses.
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* The arcade strafing movement while using a rotating joystick to turn the player was pretty innovative, and they made good use of it in the design of the maps.
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* The arcade game and the NES port have really nice graphics for the time.
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* The NES port has great music.
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* The story, though limited and censored in the USA, is a good backdrop.
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* The NES port features unlimited continues from where you get a game over, which is quite nice for such a difficult game.
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* The NES port, though not documented in-game, allows you to increase the difficulty for a more difficult game. Nice for added game play.
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* In the NES port, when you pick up a gun, you keep it until you die. A much better approach than the arcade where you get limited ammo.
  
 
===Bad===
 
===Bad===
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* Most ports of the game are unbelievably hard.
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* Due to the difficulty of the game, if you want to beat it, you have to slowly sneak your way across every inch of the map in order to prevent being overwhelmed, which really slows down the game.
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* I don't like how the NES port hides the difficulty and stage select. It's only mentioned in the manual, which few players ever have.
  
 
===Ugly===
 
===Ugly===
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* Nothing.
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* All of the home computer ports are awful.
  
 
==Box Art==
 
==Box Art==

Revision as of 12:18, 21 December 2017

North American NES box art.

Guerrilla War, known in Japan as ゲバラ, Gebara, Guevara is a run and gun developed and developed by SNK for the arcade in 1987, and was subsequently ported to the NES, and home computers, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. In the game, you play as either Ernesto "Che" Guevara or Fidel Castro in their attempt to invade Cuba to overthrow dictator, Fulgencio Batista. The play style is similar to Commando, but drastically better.

I first saw this game in the arcade room of the Lakeland Arena in the late 1980s. My parents never gave me quarters, so I didn't play the game, but I enjoyed watching other people play it, and I remember my older brother once played it, but he didn't get very far. Around 1990, I played the game for the first time on the NES with my cousin who was borrowing it from a friend. Since the game gives you unlimited continues, we beat the game at that point.

Status

I do not own the game, but I have beaten both the American and Japanese versions on the NES.

Review

  • Overall: 5/10
  • Best Version: NES

Good

  • As run and guns go, this one is extremely well-made. There are numerous guns, each is nice to use, you can ride in tanks, the environment changes in each level, and there is a huge variety among the enemy soldiers and bosses.
  • The arcade strafing movement while using a rotating joystick to turn the player was pretty innovative, and they made good use of it in the design of the maps.
  • The arcade game and the NES port have really nice graphics for the time.
  • The NES port has great music.
  • The story, though limited and censored in the USA, is a good backdrop.
  • The NES port features unlimited continues from where you get a game over, which is quite nice for such a difficult game.
  • The NES port, though not documented in-game, allows you to increase the difficulty for a more difficult game. Nice for added game play.
  • In the NES port, when you pick up a gun, you keep it until you die. A much better approach than the arcade where you get limited ammo.

Bad

  • Most ports of the game are unbelievably hard.
  • Due to the difficulty of the game, if you want to beat it, you have to slowly sneak your way across every inch of the map in order to prevent being overwhelmed, which really slows down the game.
  • I don't like how the NES port hides the difficulty and stage select. It's only mentioned in the manual, which few players ever have.

Ugly

  • All of the home computer ports are awful.

Box Art

  • European Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum releases uses this box which adds some text around a photo of the arcade cabinet. Pretty uninspired.

  • European Commodore 64 and PC Booter releases use this box. The art is intense and accurately depicts the game, and I love the barbed wire and camouflage on the title, but why did they make Che look like Stallone?

  • The Japanese Famicom box places a rough painting of a Guerrilla fighter over a screenshot of the map. It's pretty half-assed, but the title text is nice.

  • The American NES box, is an orgy of action with explosions and bullets flying everywhere. It not only perfectly depicts the game's gratuitous nature, but captures the feel of the Cuban jungle. This is my favorite art.

Documentation

  • Guerrilla War - NES - Manual.pdf

    Game manual.

Links

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