Caliber.50

aka: Cal .50, Caliber Fifty

Moby ID: 16914

Released

1989 on Arcade

Credits

40 people

Releases by Date (by platform)

1989 (Arcade)
1991 (Genesis)

Publishers

Developers

SETA Corporation

Moby Score

6.1

#20,355 of 24.2K

Critics

59% (6)

Players

(5)

Review Ranking

#610 on Genesis

Collected By

11 players

Genre: Action
Perspective: Top-down
Visual: 2D scrolling
Gameplay: Arcade
Shooter
Narrative: War

Arcade Specs

Input Devices Supported/Optional: 2 buttons
Multiplayer Options: Same/Split-Screen
Number of Offline Players: 1-2 Players

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$79.98 used, $899.99 new on eBay

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Description

You play as Captain Addis, a former officer in the US army during the Vietnam war. Now, twenty years after the war, you are sent on a mission to follow the Ho Chi Minh trail and to rescue American airmen that were left behind.

In this action game, you navigate your character in top-down view and continuously fire at enemies, turning him in different directions, since he doesn't always face the direction he is moving in. You can for example walk backwards, firing at the enemies who pursue you. Enemies include not only various types of gunmen, armed with rifles, flamethrowers, or grenade launchers, but also tanks and helicopters. You can blast open crates to find ammo and supplies. Defeated enemies also leave you items.

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Credits (Arcade version)

40 People (26 developers, 14 thanks) · View all

Produced by	Jun Fujimoto
Directed by	Noboru Miyanari
Screen play by	Noboru Miyanari
Based on the novels by	Viet Nam 1972
Art Direction	Mitsuhiro Takeda
Music Direction	Takayuki Suzuki (Tak Suzuki [Goblin Sound])
Original Music Composed	Goblin Sound Hiroshi Taguchi Takayuki Suzuki (Tak Suzuki) Hisashi Yotsumoto (Zero Yotsumoto)
Sound Effects Editor	Noboru Miyanari
Sound Mixer	Takayuki Suzuki (Tak Suzuki [Goblin Sound])
Sound Editor	Takayuki Suzuki (Tak Suzuki [Goblin Sound])
Sound Programmer	Noboru Miyanari
Titles	Mitsuhiro Takeda
Hardware Designer	Nobuyuki Nonaka
Custom chip Designed by	Digital Magic Lab.
Our Special thanks to the	Junpei Ida HEWLETT PACKARD digidesign BLANK SOFTWARE CASIO SAROOM Toshiro Tsuboi Tadao Kusakabe
[ full credits ]

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 59% (based on 6 ratings)

Players

Average score: 2.5 out of 5 (based on 5 ratings with 0 reviews)

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Trivia

Japan release

A Japanese release of the Genesis/Mega Drive version was planned for release in December 1992, to be published by Visco. It was cancelled before release, leaving the game only released in North America.

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by Unicorn Lynx.

Arcade added by 666gonzo666.

Additional contributors: Игги Друге, formercontrib, j.raido 【雷堂嬢太朗】.

Game added March 15, 2005. Last modified October 9, 2023.