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Alcatraz

Side scrolling shooter where players control two team members and infiltrate the famous prison. There are three missions to complete with a time limit of two hours. Some intermediate sections change to a…

31 December 1992

Alcatraz is an arcade developed by 221B Software Development, released 31 December 1992 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

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What Alcatraz is

Alcatraz is an arcade game developed by 221B Software Development and released in 1992. It was published by Infogrames. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Alcatraz has already sheltered the biggest mafia gangsters, but not one as ruthless as the boss of the drug cartesl, Miguel Tardiez, who took refugee with his men in the former prison. Your missions consists of capturing the dealers, burning all the stocks and destroying the secret laboratories... There, where all the others have failed, you must be successful. In case of problems, do not count on anybody to help you.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Single player and Split screen.

What it launched against

Alcatraz launched on 31 December 1992, within three weeks of Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting and Moto Roader MC.

Released around the same time: Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Moto Roader MC.

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When did Alcatraz come out?
Alcatraz was released on 31 December 1992 for Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

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