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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 98 duels settled by the community, Elevator Action stands no. 3,453 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,437 ELO points and 40% 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. 94 out of 154 (1980s).

World rank

no. 3,453

ELO score

1,437

Wins

40%

Duels played

98

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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 1,437 ELO points over the last 215 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. 3,450 WWE All Stars 1,437
  2. 3,451 The King of Fighters '97 1,437
  3. 3,452 My Summer Car 1,437
  4. 3,453 Elevator Action 1,437
  5. 3,454 Mappy 1,437
  6. 3,455 Shadow Fight 2 1,437
  7. 3,456 Perfect Dark 1,437

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: 94 out of 154 (1980s).

Where Elevator Action ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,453 5,110
Platformer 425 621
1980s 94 154

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