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Game entry

Gun.Smoke

1985 · Shoot 'em up, Arcade · Master System, Commodore 64, Arcade, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC · Topo Soft

After 69 duels settled by the community, Gun.Smoke stands no. 3,100 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,455 ELO points and 39% of wins. Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf is the rival it has faced most: 4 duels, 3 wins and 1 losses. In its strongest family it holds position no. 11 out of 16 (1985).

World rank

no. 3,100

ELO score

1,455

Wins

39%

Duels played

69

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About Gun.Smoke

Gun.Smoke is very similar to Commando, another Capcom game, but with several differences. Whereas Commando is a run and gun game, this game is a scrolling shooter in which the screen scrolls upward automatically and players only have three ways to shoot, using three buttons for left, right, and center shooting. However, a player can also change the way the gunman shoots through button combinations. A player can still die by getting shot or struck by enemies like in Commando but improve protection by getting special items, including a horse, for protection up to three hits; boots, for speed of movement; bullets, for faster shots; and rifles, for shot length. These items are found by shooting barrels and rifles, boots, and bullets can stock up to five.

It was brought to the Sega Master System in South Korea without a license by Prosoft in 1990.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,455 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Keep exploring

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Around this spot

The games Gun.Smoke sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,097 Fishing Planet 1,455
  2. 3,098 The Sims FreePlay 1,455
  3. 3,099 Black Squad 1,455
  4. 3,100 Gun.Smoke 1,455
  5. 3,101 Worms Forts: Under Siege 1,455
  6. 3,102 Little Misfortune 1,454
  7. 3,103 MDK2 1,454

Released in 1985

The standing

Where Gun.Smoke ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Gun.Smoke stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 11 out of 16 (1985).

Where Gun.Smoke ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,100 5,110
Shoot 'em up 38 67
1980s 78 154
1985 11 16

The community

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