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Ikari III: The Rescue

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Arcade Archives: Ikari III -The Rescue- Ikari III Ikari Three アーケードアーカイブス 怒III 怒III

Rescue a kidnapped child in this top-down action game, fighting through enemy lines with fists and found weapons.

Ikari III: The Rescue was released in arcades by SNK in 1989, and the NES version was also released in 1989 (North America in February 1990, but the earliest worldwide NES release was in 1989 in Japan). The original game's earliest commercial release was also in 1989 in arcades.

About Ikari III: The Rescue

Ikari III - The Rescue is a top down action game where the player's objective is to recover a kidnapped child of a presidential candidate. The perspective scrolls vertically as the player advances through hostile territory.

Gameplay involves navigating through numerous enemies. While the player begins equipped only with fists, various weapons and items can be acquired during the course of the levels. This entry continues the arcade style established in the earlier Ikari Warriors series.

Ikari III: The Rescue Screenshots

10 images
Title screen
Japan Title screen
Dropped on a road to destruction
Our protagonist arrives only with his fists and feet
Aieeeeee!
The pause menu has no helpful information available during gameplay
This game is pretty difficult!
The intro cut-scene shows the plan to kidnap the Presidential candidate's daughter.
Your tank... about to blow up.
Yes, those barrels do explode.