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Game entry

Elevator Action

1983 · Platformer, Shoot 'em up, Arcade · Atari 2600, Commodore 64, PC-8800 Series, Arcade, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC, FM-7, Sharp X1 · Nidecom Soft

After 65 duels settled by the community, Elevator Action stands no. 3,246 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,442 ELO points and 37% of wins. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Assassin's Creed II: 3 duels settled, 1 to 2. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 91 out of 155 (1980s).

World rank

no. 3,246

ELO score

1,442

Wins

37%

Duels played

65

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About Elevator Action

Elevator Action is a 1983 arcade game by Taito. It debuted during the "Golden Age of Arcade Games". Innovative in gameplay, the game was very popular for many years.

In the game, the player assumes the role of a spy who infiltrates a building filled with elevators. He must collect secret documents from the building and traverse the 30 floors of the building using an increasingly complex series of elevators. The player is pursued by enemy agents who appear from behind closed doors. These agents must be dealt with via force or evasion. Successful completion of a level involves collecting all the secret documents and traversing the building from top to bottom. In the lower floors of the building, the elevator systems are so complex that some puzzle-solving skills are needed.

The game was available as a standard upright cabinet The controls consist of a 4-way joystick and two buttons, one for "shoot" and the other for jumping and kicking. The maximum number of players is two, alternating turns. The graphics are extremely simple, 2D color graphics and in-game music was composed by musician Yoshio Imamura. The game was followed by a sequel, Elevator Action II (also known as Elevator Action Returns).

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,442 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Elevator Action sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,243 Dying Light: The Beast 1,442
  2. 3,244 Echo 1,442
  3. 3,245 Röki 1,442
  4. 3,246 Elevator Action 1,442
  5. 3,247 Project CARS 2 1,442
  6. 3,248 Columns 1,442
  7. 3,249 Final Fantasy 1,442

Released in 1983

The standing

Where Elevator Action ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Elevator Action stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 91 out of 155 (1980s).

Where Elevator Action ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,246 5,035
Platformer 397 620
1980s 91 155

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