This 80s Arcade Game Let You Become Judge, Jury, & Executioner
0🕹 Empire City: 1931
📛 Alternate Names: Dead Angle (Japan)
📅 Release Date: 1986
🔫 Genre: Rail Shooter
👨 🏻 💻 Developers: Seibu Kaihatsu
👨 🏻 💻 Publishers: Taito
🔢 Max Players: 1
⁉ Cooperative: No
🕹 Game Introduction:
Take aim as a federal agent in this gritty, Prohibition-era gangster shooter.
🕹 Game Description:
You're dropped into a 1930s crime war as a trench coat-clad vigilante, taking down mobsters in classic arcade rail shooter style.
🎴 Game Play:
👉 🏻 Crosshair-based shooting from first-person perspective.
👉 🏻 Limited bullets per clip — reload strategically.
👉 🏻 Hostages must not be harmed.
👉 🏻 Use buildings and windows to spot enemies.
📕 Background & History:
Empire City was one of the earliest rail shooters, known for its noir atmosphere and cinematic mobster setting.
🐣 Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs:
👉 🏻 Shooting certain windows gives bonus points.
👉 🏻 Hidden briefcases contain life-ups.
🐱 💻 Hacks:
👉 🏻 Debug ROMs enable infinite ammo and health bar visibility.
🎉 Trivia:
👉 🏻 Known as “Dead Angle” in Japan.
👉 🏻 One of Taito’s earliest gun-based arcade hits.
👓 Lonster's Review:
It’s noir, it's gangsters, and it’s satisfying as hell. The precision it demands still feels intense today.
🌟 Legacy:
Helped define early rail shooters and set a tone for narrative-based arcade action.
✨ Cultural Impact:
Inspired future law-enforcement-themed arcade shooters like Lethal Enforcers.
💭 Lonster's Final Thoughts:
Taito served up gangster action before it was cool — this one’s a hidden treasure for fans of early arcade realism.
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