Leatherneck

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Description

A squad of four tough-guy soldiers have to take out some foes in a jungle. As the game starts, four soldiers are depicted, with any who are not present to play killed immediately - a joystick adaptor is required for 3 or 4 player games.

Leatherneck resembles Ikari Warriors - waves of soldiers move down the screen shooting at you, and you must shoot them before the bullets make contact. You are armed with grenades to take out mounted turrets, or kill a wide range of enemies at once, but watch out for enemy grenades. There are extra ammunition crates and improved weapons to pick up - waggle the joystick to toggle which one you are using.

Unusually, your shots are long-range and take effect instantly. You cannot change the direction you are facing, instead having the ability to strafe.

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Part of the Following Group

• BPjS / BPjM indexed games

User Reviews

Good for a few minutes, but...

Amiga

Katakis | カタキス (39535)

Critic Reviews

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Atari ST	Jul, 1988	897 out of 1000	90
The Games Machine (UK)	Atari ST	Jul, 1988	76 out of 100	76
ST/Amiga Format	Atari ST	Jul, 1988	76 out of 100	76
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Atari ST	Jul, 1988	8.6 out of 12	72
Atari ST User	Atari ST	Aug, 1988	7 out of 10	70
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Atari ST	Jul, 1988	7 out of 10	70
Commodore User	Amiga	Jul, 1988	7 out of 10	70
Your Amiga	Amiga	Aug, 1988	68 out of 100	68
ST Action	Atari ST	Jul, 1988	62 out of 100	62
Power Play	Amiga	Jul, 1988	4 out of 10	40

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Trivia

Scoring oddity

This game can be played cooperatively with 2-4 players simultaneously, but weirdly shooting enemy infantry results in a 100 points scored when shooting a fellow player in the back results in earning the player a 1,000 points.

Awards

• ACE
  • October 1988 (issue #13) - Included in the Top-100 list of 1987/1988 (editorial staff selection)