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Captain Skyhawk

The player takes a role of a fighter pilot working to repel an alien invasion. Aliens have invaded Earth, and have built four land bases. These bases are designed to drain Earth's energy and feed it to their…

31 December 1990

Captain Skyhawk is a shooter developed by Rare, released 31 December 1990 on Nintendo Entertainment System and Arcade.

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What Captain Skyhawk is

Captain Skyhawk is a shooter game developed by Rare and released in 1990. It was published by Milton Bradley. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player takes a role of a fighter pilot working to repel an alien invasion. Aliens have invaded Earth, and have built four land bases. These bases are designed to drain Earth's energy and feed it to their mother space station. If the space station is allowed to obtain enough energy, it will destroy the Earth with a massive laser blast. The player must destroy the enemy bases, then go after the space station itself. Scientists, during the course of the game, are working on a top-secret Neutron Cannon. During several missions, the player must make supply drops to the scientists working underground. Sometimes, the aliens will have a scientist captive. Then the player must defeat the alien…
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How it plays

Its themes are action and science fiction.

What it launched against

Captain Skyhawk launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound and Colorado.

Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado.

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When did Captain Skyhawk come out?
Captain Skyhawk was released on 31 December 1990 for Nintendo Entertainment System and Arcade.

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