Hostage: Rescue Mission

Description

Terrorists have overrun an embassy and hold the people inside as hostages. You control six counter-terrorists whose mission is to eliminate the terrorists. In the first part of the game, you have to bring three men into position so they can snipe the building. The second part involves entering the building with the other three men to kill the terrorists and rescue the hostages. Depending on how well you positioned your snipers, you can use them to assist you on that mission.

Alternate Titles

• "Rescue: The Embassy Mission" -- NES Title
• "Operation Jupiter" -- French Title
• "Hostages: The Embassy Mission" -- Japanese Title
• "Hostages" -- European/Israeli Title
• "ホステージ" -- Japanese Spelling

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User Reviews

Brilliant.	Amiga	EboMike (2591)
Pretty good game, brilliantly advanced idea and design	DOS	WizardX (118)
Great game, although some annoying features	DOS	Maury Markowitz (205)

The Press Says

Just Games Retro	NES	Apr 16, 2001	95 out of 100	95
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Trivia

Nearly all versions of this game have cover art and also other artwork showing a very specific unit shoulder patch on the shoulder of each counter-terrorist operative. The specific unit patch is very distinctive -- it corresponds exactly to the French National Police counter-terrorist unit, Group d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale.

Also, the operatives are shown using ropes to descend walls and smash through windows --- the same approach that was used when the SAS rescued those who were taken captive in the British Embassy near Princess Gate. And the helicopter being used in the game is the type called the "Little Bird," the same type that was used when the American hostage Kurt Muse was rescued from prison during the invasion of Panama.