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100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
4.1
MobyScore
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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.

Alternate Titles

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


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User Reviews

Playing this game 2 player will result in you yelling "COVER ME!!!" or "RETREAT!!!" DudeOfMonson (106) 4.17 Stars4.17 Stars4.17 Stars4.17 Stars4.17 Stars
Gameplay is more important than graphics or story. Sean Booth (24) 3.17 Stars3.17 Stars3.17 Stars3.17 Stars3.17 Stars
You got ground? No? Let's gain some! Liam Dowds (51) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars

The Press Says

Sega-16.com Dec 06, 2004 10 out of 10 100
Tilt Jan, 1991 12 out of 20 60
All Game Guide 2007 2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars 50
Computer and Video Games (CVG) Mar, 1991 49 out of 100 49

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Jan 14, 2011

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This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (69581), Zovni (9427), Foxhack (11889) and Sean Booth (24)
 

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