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Rocket Ranger

Review

Use time-travel tech to find Nazi rocket factories and destroy their lunar base in this cinematic action-strategy game.

Rocket Ranger was originally released in 1988 for Amiga and other computer platforms. The NES version was released in 1989 in North America by Cinemaware, with a European release by Mirrorsoft also in 1989. The legacy year 1988 likely refers to the original computer release, not the NES version.

About Rocket Ranger

Rocket Ranger is a title that blends cinematic storytelling with interactive sequences. Its narrative involves a time travel premise where future technology is sent to the 1940s to counter a Nazi threat originating from a lunar base.

Players manage strategic elements such as intelligence gathering and resource allocation for Lunarium, a substance central to the enemy's plans. The experience is punctuated by action-oriented segments, including aerial combat and close-quarters encounters.

An challenging aspect involves locating and destroying five enemy facilities before assaulting the moon base itself. The game's presentation follows a model of animated story scenes connecting its various gameplay modes.

A later release, the Extended Collector's Edition from 2018, was produced in a limited run. This version includes multi-platform and multi-language support, along with physical extras like posters and a vinyl soundtrack.

Rocket Ranger Screenshots

10 images
Title Screen
Storyline of an alien invasion
The Rocket Ranger base menu
The world's situation map. Spies are noted in specific countries
Each mission comes with a briefing
Speeding towards a zepplin
The professor and his lovely daughter
Lunarium must be carefully used, there's not very much of it.
Spies report on the situation within each country
A dogfight erupts