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Hired Guns

Hired Guns takes the player to the far reaches of the Luyten planetary system. Battling through over 20 theaters of engagement, collecting weapons, scanners and food, your team of mercenaries test the limits…

31 December 1993

Hired Guns is a role-playing (rpg) developed by DMA Design, released 31 December 1993 on Amiga and DOS.

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What Hired Guns is

Hired Guns is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by DMA Design and released in 1993. It was published by Psygnosis. It is available on Amiga and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Hired Guns takes the player to the far reaches of the Luyten planetary system. Battling through over 20 theaters of engagement, collecting weapons, scanners and food, your team of mercenaries test the limits of their military prowess in this high-tech battle adventure game. The game features a split-screen multiplayer mode for up to four gamers, plus utilizes a unique custom digital terrain processor built for the game for realistic 3D views.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

What it launched against

Hired Guns launched on 31 December 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park and Windjammers.

Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park, Windjammers.

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When did Hired Guns come out?
Hired Guns was released on 31 December 1993 for Amiga and DOS.

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