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Code Name: Viper

The player takes the role of Kenny Smith, an agent of the 98th Special Forces, also known as "Code Name: Viper", who is assigned by his commander, Director Jones, to investigate a large drug syndicate that…

23 February 1990

Code Name: Viper is a platform developed by Arc Co, released 23 February 1990 on Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Code Name: Viper is

Code Name: Viper is a platform game developed by Arc Co and released in 1990. It was published by Capcom. It is available on Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player takes the role of Kenny Smith, code name "Viper", an agent of the 98th Special Forces. He is assigned by his superior, Commander Jones, to investigate a large drug syndicate that covers most of South America (Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia). Smith's objective is to rescue a missing agent in each of the syndicate's seven hideouts and uncover clues of the Syndicate's true mastermind.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Code Name: Viper launched on 23 February 1990, within three weeks of Nemesis and Target Earth.

Released around the same time: Nemesis, Target Earth.

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When did Code Name: Viper come out?
Code Name: Viper was released on 23 February 1990 for Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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