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Gang Wars

In Gang Wars, up to two players can control two different characters with different fighting styles. Gang Wars has a control configuration that is composed of two attack buttons (punch and kick), as well a…

64 1 July 1989

Gang Wars is an arcade developed by Alpha Denshi, released 1 July 1989 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and Arcade.

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What Gang Wars is

Gang Wars is an arcade game developed by Alpha Denshi and released in 1989. It was published by SNK. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The setting takes place in New York City, following martial artists Mike and Jackie, who heard an evil gang led by the antagonist, Jaguar, are terrorizing the city. Jaguar also kidnapped a young woman name Cynthia. Players must help Mike and Jackie by struggling through parts of New York City (including Chinatown, Manhattan) defeating Jaguar's gang to return peace to New York City, and defeat Jaguar to save Cynthia.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, survival and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.

How it was received

Gang Wars holds a critic score of 64 out of 100. That places it above 25% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Gang Wars — frequently asked questions

When did Gang Wars come out?
Gang Wars was released on 1 July 1989 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and Arcade.

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