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Game Info

Cover art of Avenger
Platform
TurboGrafx-CD
Genres
Shooter · Arcade
Player Perspective
Top-down
Developers
Shin-Nihon Laser Soft Co., Ltd.
Publishers
Telenet Japan
Release date
December 7, 1990

Summary

Avenger is a vertically‑scrolling shooter that lets you pilot a plane through swarms of enemy aircraft, tanks, cannons, ships and massive boss units. Before each stage you can mix and match weapons from three categories – a main gun, a sub‑weapon and a special attack – and fire the main and sub simultaneously with unlimited ammo, while the special is limited and triggered on a separate button. The real trick lies in timing: power‑ups flash through different configurations, so you have to grab them at just the right moment to boost the desired slot. Those upgrades don’t replace your weapons; they simply add firepower, letting you, for example, pair a rocket launcher with a side‑firing laser pod and a protective shield as your special. This layered system rewards experimentation and quick reflexes, turning each run into a constantly shifting puzzle of fire‑power management.

Storyline

The Avenger (TurboGrafx‑CD) drops you into the aftermath of a cataclysmic atomic war that razed the world’s biggest cities and decimated most of the population. In the chaos, rival military factions fought for scraps of power until one ruthless organization seized control, establishing a tyrannical regime that wields advanced technology as a weapon of oppression. Amid the ruins, only a lone pilot—your character—takes to the skies in a heavily‑armed craft to strike back. The mission is simple yet desperate: break the regime’s grip, dismantle its high‑tech arsenal, and give humanity a chance to rebuild. Every sortie brings you closer to ending the new world war and restoring hope.

Edited by Maya Carter

Game Screenshots

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Multiplayer

Game modes
Single