Heavy Barrel is a shooter developed by Data East, released 1 March 1990 on Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.
What Heavy Barrel is
Heavy Barrel is a shooter game developed by Data East and released in 1990. It is available on Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Heavy Barrel is a top-down run-and-gun shooter developed by Data East for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Terrorists have seized an underground control complex at a nuclear missile site, and the player must fight through the enemy installation and eliminate its leader. Weapons, grenades, and other power-ups can be found throughout the facility, while keys are used to open locked containers. The ultimate goal is to locate the six pieces of the powerful Heavy Barrel weapon, reassemble it, and use it to defeat the enemy forces. The NES version supports one- or two-player cooperative play.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Single player and Split screen.
What it launched against
Heavy Barrel launched on 1 March 1990, within three weeks of Nemesis and Target Earth.
Released around the same time: Nemesis, Target Earth.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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