This is a quick and simple third-person run-and-gun game, and not surprisingly, I got further into it than I thought I would. So here's a Let's Play of it.
Believe it or not, there is a story. Cue Wikipedia:
A top scientist decides to utilise a secret formula to develop his very own army of evil mutant warriors, so he can become the ruler of the world. It is up to Dynamite Duke: a man who is armed with a cybernetic arm along with a machine gun to foil his evil plan.
Mission 1: Air Field
The game is similar to Cabal as well as Seibu Kaihatsu's own Empire City: 1931 and Dead Angle. You have a third-person view, where you are at the bottom of the screen with a clear, see-through hole through your body signifying your hit box. There is a cursor you can move around to aim the gun, but as you move the gun, you will also be moving yourself in order to keep from getting hit. If you lose all your health, you are forced to use a continue or else it's game over.
The Control Pad moves and aims. If you hold Down and Left or Down and Right, you can zoom across the screen in a ducking position, allowing you to duck some - but not all - attacks. A shoots the gun. B punches when pressed and throws a grenade when held. When you hold the button down, there is a gray gauge that fills up at the bottom of the screen, and when it's filled up, you can release the button to throw a screen-clearing bomb, assuming you have enough "D" icons in the lower-right corner of the screen. C performs a close range kick.
At the lower-left corner is your score as well as your current health. As you take damage, your boxes will go from yellow to red. To the right of that is your current ammo count as well as the "P" gauge. As mentioned earlier, when you hold the B button down, there is a gray gauge that fills up at the bottom of the screen, and when it's filled up, you can release the button to throw a screen-clearing bomb, assuming you have enough "D" icons in the lower-right corner of the screen. Speaking of which, that's the only thing left to mention, and you start out with five. However, you can shoot things down to earn more. You'll still want to use them sparingly, however.
The enemies will be in gray here. The bullets will be yellow. When you see the bullets, you'll want to move away from them, and you'll want to hold Down when you move left and right to make it easier to avoid some bullets. When it comes to shooting enemies, you'll want to tap the A button rather than hold it down to allow yourself a better chance to move.
Things such as vehicles and steel drums can be shot down, and sometimes, you can find pick-ups, which you can shoot to pick up. The bullet icons will give you ammo. One row of bullets on the icon gives you 50 shots, while two rows will give you 100. A first aid kit will refill three units of health. A "Full Auto" icon will let you shoot infinite machine gun shots without having to hold A for a limited amount of time. The gray vest is a bulletproof vest, and it will protect you from a limited amount of bullets. It will be above the bombs on the lower-right corner and flashing white for as long as you have it, and after you take enough bullets, it will disappear. If you know what you're doing, you can keep the vest on you for quite a while.
There are also red vehicles with what look like air vents moving around. If you shoot them, you can definitely get a power-up from them.
Besides soldiers, there are also turrets than move in and out of the ground, as well as some in the background. Be ready to move fast and shoot just as quickly, especially near the end when you have two yellow turrets at the top of the screen ready to fire. You'll want to take those things out quickly as you face the mid-boss: a big green tank. As for the tank itself, shoot it as it moves, then duck and move from side to side to avoid the gunfire. When it stops firing, start shooting it down again and keep avoiding those bullets. It will eventually flash red, meaning that it is about to be destroyed. Keep firing and avoiding, and you should be able to come through.
After this battle, you'll fight a big, burly man. Avoid his rocket fist and get as much bullets into him as you can from far away before he gets up close. When that happens, you'll have to use your fists and your ability to stick and move. A will work as a quick punch while B will work as a more powerful one, while C is the kick like it always was. You can duck the punches and keep pressing B while ducking to get some shots in, but when he tries to hit you with his robotic arm, you will want to duck and move to get away from him and his arm as he swings it around. When he stops swinging it, be ready to hit him while continuing to duck down. It won't take long to beat this guy and go on to Mission 2.
If you have less than perfect health at the beginning of the mission, you'll be able to refill three squares before going on to the next one. You also start with 500 bullets no matter what.
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