Game Details

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Alcatraz

Genres: Shooter, Arcade

Released on: DOS, Amiga, Atari ST/STE

Developer: 221B Software Development

Publisher: Infogrames

Themes: Action

Game Modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen

Perspectives: First person, Side view

Platform Release Dates:
Platform Release Date
Amiga December 31, 1992
Atari ST/STE December 31, 1992
DOS December 31, 1992

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About:

Side scrolling shooter where players control two team members and infiltrate the famous prison. There are three missions to complete with a time limit of two hours. Some intermediate sections change to a shooting-gallery perspective. The game should be played by two players, as the screen is permanently split into two halves, even in the single player mode. In single player mode, players can exchange between team members anytime Both players can explore different parts of the prison at the same time.

Story:

Alcatraz has already sheltered the biggest mafia gangsters, but not one as ruthless as the boss of the drug cartesl, Miguel Tardiez, who took refugee with his men in the former prison. Your missions consists of capturing the dealers, burning all the stocks and destroying the secret laboratories... There, where all the others have failed, you must be successful. In case of problems, do not count on anybody to help you.