Gain Ground (Genesis)

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Description

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

User Reviews

Playing this game 2 player will result in you yelling "COVER ME!!!" or "RETREAT!!!"	DudeOfMonson (118)
You got ground? No? Let's gain some!	Liam Dowds (51)
Gameplay is more important than graphics or story.	Sean Booth (27)

Critic Reviews

Sega-16.com	Dec 06, 2004	10 out of 10	100
Raze	May, 1991	92 out of 100	92
Raze	Jun, 1991	91 out of 100	91
Tilt	Jan, 1991	12 out of 20	60
All Game Guide	2007		50
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Mar, 1991	49 out of 100	49
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Mar, 1991	5 out of 12	42
The Video Game Critic	Oct 20, 2010	D-	16

Forums

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FREE at GamersGate this weekend!	1	chirinea (43306) Jan 15, 2011

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Related Web Sites

• Wikipedia: Gain Ground (article in the open encyclopedia about the game)