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Empire City: 1931

In Empire City: 1931 which is set in 1931 you are a federal agent that has to eliminate all criminal activities in New York City. You must hunt the criminals down and shoot them one by one. To locate a…

1 December 1986

Empire City: 1931 is an arcade developed by Seibu Kaihatsu, released 1 December 1986 on Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade and MSX.

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What Empire City: 1931 is

Empire City: 1931 is an arcade game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu and released in 1986. It was published by Taito. It is available on Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade and MSX.

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In Empire City: 1931 which is set in 1931 you are a federal agent that has to eliminate all criminal activities in New York City. You must hunt the criminals down and shoot them one by one. To locate a criminal you just have to follow the arrow on the left or right of the screen. Killing criminals is done by moving the cross hair over them. A countdown timer will start counting down if a criminal starts shooting at you. You must kill the criminal before the timer reaches zero or you'll loose a life. New bullets can be collected by shooting at the bullet boxes that regularly appear in the game as other useful objects. The criminals sometimes take hostages for protection. Rescue these…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

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When did Empire City: 1931 come out?
Empire City: 1931 was released on 1 December 1986 for Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade and MSX.

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