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Golgo-13

An arcade lightgun game adaptation of the Japanese manga series Golgo 13 developed by Eighting/Raizing and published by Namco. The player takes on the role of the titular character Duke Togo, aka Golgo 13, a…

1 December 1999

Golgo-13 is an arcade developed by Eighting/Raizing, released 1 December 1999 on Arcade.

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What Golgo-13 is

Golgo-13 is an arcade game developed by Eighting/Raizing and released in 1999. It was published by Namco. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

An arcade lightgun game adaptation of the Japanese manga series Golgo 13 developed by Eighting/Raizing and published by Namco. The player takes on the role of the titular character Duke Togo, aka Golgo 13, a professional assassin. The game takes the player on a series of assignments with different targets that need to be dispatched with a scoped rifle. At the end of each assignment the player is treated to on screen display of their performance. For each assignment successfully completed a large sum of cash is added to the player’s total, plus an extra sum is awarded for hitting the target zone. If however the player fails to complete the objective or the timer reaches zero, the player’s…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Golgo 13 series

Golgo-13 is the fifth of 7 entries we hold in the Golgo 13 series. It arrived a year after Golgo 13: Mienai Guntai. The next entry was Golgo-13 2 - Kiseki no Dandou in 2000.

See all 7 Golgo 13 games in release order →

What it launched against

Golgo-13 launched on 1 December 1999, within three weeks of Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version and Quake III Arena.

Released around the same time: Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version, Quake III Arena.

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When did Golgo-13 come out?
Golgo-13 was released on 1 December 1999 for Arcade.

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