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Shoot-Out

Shoot-out is a traditional arcade western shooter and it takes place in the desert landscape of Gulch Creek. Each level is composed by two distinct scenarios. The player will play as Quick Hand Luke.

31 December 1988

Shoot-Out is an arcade developed by Last Chance Conversions, released 31 December 1988 on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Shoot-Out is

Shoot-Out is an arcade game developed by Last Chance Conversions and released in 1988. It was published by Martech Games Ltd.. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the first scenario Quick Hand Luke will practice his targeting skills and has to hit a specific number of cans. The scenario is static and the player stands on a fixed point of it. If he misses a single can, the game is over. In the next scenario and according to each level, Quick Hand Luke will enter in a part of Gulch Creek. Although the player's location is fixed, he can move to the right and left of the scenario. The endings of it are the boundaries of the town, peaceful and filled with Indian tents. As soon as the player enters the town, several outlaws may be hiding behind the windows of the buildings as much as the townsfolk. A single shot is enough to kill one of them and the…
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Shoot-Out 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.

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When did Shoot-Out come out?
Shoot-Out was released on 31 December 1988 for Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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