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Rescue Mission

Rescue Mission is a shooting game. Using the Light Phaser peripheral, the player is required to shoot waves of enemy soldiers to protect a medic on a rail cart who slowly moves around the level rescuing…

31 December 1988

Rescue Mission is an arcade developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., released 31 December 1988 on Sega Master System/Mark III.

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What Rescue Mission is

Rescue Mission is an arcade game developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and released in 1988. It is available on Sega Master System/Mark III only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Your friends are trapped behind enemy lines. They're wounded and need your help to escape. Your taking the medics in... on a dangerous rescue mission.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Rescue Mission launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Rescue Mission come out?
Rescue Mission was released on 31 December 1988 for Sega Master System/Mark III.

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