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Twin Cobra

A helicopter themed shoot 'em up action game from a birds eye view. Developed by Toaplan, it is the successor to their first STG Tiger-Heli, and features similar gameplay.

1 October 1987

Twin Cobra is an arcade developed by Toaplan, released 1 October 1987 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Arcade and FM Towns.

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What Twin Cobra is

Twin Cobra is an arcade game developed by Toaplan and released in 1987. It was published by Bitwave Games. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Arcade, FM Towns, Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Sharp X68000.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A helicopter themed shoot 'em up action game from a birds eye view. Developed by Toaplan, it is the successor to their first STG Tiger-Heli, and features similar gameplay.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Twin Cobra launched on 1 October 1987, within three weeks of Maniac Mansion, International Karate + and Time Soldiers.

Released around the same time: Maniac Mansion, International Karate +, Time Soldiers.

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When did Twin Cobra come out?
Twin Cobra was released on 1 October 1987 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Arcade, FM Towns, Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Sharp X68000.

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