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Lock ‘N Chase

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Also known as
Lock 'n Chase ロックンチェイス

Steal gold coins in maze banks while evading police and using doors to trap them.

Lock 'n' Chase was originally released in arcades in 1981. The Game Boy version was released in 1990 by Data East.


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About Lock ‘N Chase

Lock 'n' Chase is an arcade maze game where the player controls a thief navigating through a series of bank layouts. The primary objective involves gathering all gold coins while evading pursuing police officers.

Levels introduce increasing complexity with new environmental features. These include sliding doors, invisible passages, teleporters, and items like question marks or alarm clocks that affect police behavior. The player can strategically close up to two doors at once to obstruct pursuers, though these barriers reopen after a brief period.

Special bonus items, such as cash bags or diamonds, appear intermittently to provide temporary advantages like stunning officers or granting invincibility. Completing all stages in a bank unlocks a bonus round, a slot machine where collected diamonds grant chances to earn extra lives.

Lock ‘N Chase Screenshots

12 images
Title screen
Intro of stage 1
Stage 1-1, looks easy enough
Stage 1-1, close doorways to trap the police
Stage 1-2, cornered in by the policemen
Stage 1-3, 500 points for locking up 2 policemen
Exiting the first bank.
Diamonds are worth bonus tries
Stage 2-1, vault doors open and close slowly
Stage 2-2, just starting
Stage 2-3, uh-oh cornered by the fuzz
Escaping in the getaway car