Gain Ground is an arcade style action game with a bit of strategy thrown in. The goal is get all of the soldiers to the opposite side of the screen or to kill all of the enemies. Each soldier in the army has a unique specialization, from among 20 types. Each soldier can attack in two different ways, using either a normal weapon or a special weapon. The strategy comes from deciding which soldier would do best in which situation. Some weapons are better at dealing with certain enemies and obstacles than other weapons.

Players start with only three soldiers but can encounter other soldiers that can be rescued, by touching them. If the new soldier survives long enough to reach the exit, they can be added to the soldier inventory. The number of possible soldier in a player's army is over 30 soldiers. There are 50 stages total, divided into rounds of 10. At the end of each round, players encounter an enemy boss.

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Alternate Titles

"Gain Ground SX" -- TurboGrafx title
"ゲイングランド" -- Japanese spelling

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Gain Ground	Genesis	$12.94
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User Reviews

Playing this game 2 player will result in you yelling "COVER ME!!!" or "RETREAT!!!"	Genesis	DudeOfMonson (106)
Gameplay is more important than graphics or story.	Genesis	Sean Booth (24)
You got ground? No? Let's gain some!	Genesis	Liam Dowds (51)

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The Press Says

Sega-16.com	Genesis	Dec 06, 2004	10 out of 10	100
GameFan Magazine	TurboGrafx CD	Jan, 1993	74.75 out of 100	75
IGN	Wii	Feb 08, 2007	7.5 out of 10	75
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Wii	Jun 02, 2007	7 out of 10	70
Mean Machines	SEGA Master System	Dec, 1990	62 out of 100	62
Tilt	Genesis	Jan, 1991	12 out of 20	60
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Genesis	Mar, 1991	49 out of 100	49
GameSpot	Wii	Apr 02, 2007	4.7 out of 10	47
Power Play	SEGA Master System	Nov, 1990	35 out of 100	35
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	SEGA Master System	Mar, 1991	32 out of 100	32