Code Name: Viper
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Set against the backdrop of the war on drugs from the late 1980s/early 1990s, Code Name: Viper directly confronts the drug cartel at their bases in South America. You play an American secret agent who must infiltrate the cartel drug bases and mansions, free hostages and informants, and piece together clues about who the kingpin is-- and inevitably bring him down. Equip yourself with a progressively more powerful arsenal as the game progresses in standard NES side-scroller fashion.
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- 人間兵器デッドフォックス - Japanese spelling
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Average score: 73% (based on 7 ratings)
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Average score: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 22 ratings with 1 reviews)
Another throwaway action game from Capcom
The Good
Like many other throwaway action games from Capcom, I enjoyed renting this game and making short work of it (okay, so I had my Nintendo Power handy). It was useful for an afternoon's diversion and then I was able to log it as yet another Nintendo game completed.
The Bad
Code Name: Viper is just spectacularly unremarkable. You just wander through various South American jungles, drug bases, and mansions, blasting countless faceless enemies with progressively advanced weapons, and working up to unmasking the surprise big boss which does not really surprise all that much.
This game is not bad by any stretch of the imagination. But it is not especially memorable either.
The Bottom Line
Get through Code Name: Viper quickly and move onto the next brainless action game.
NES · by Multimedia Mike (20664) · 2005
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Rolling Thunder
Code Name: Viper and Rolling Thunder share an interesting relation: some say Code Name: Viper is a homage to Rolling Thunder, some say it is a shameless rip-off. Nonetheless, Code Name: Viper has the same gameplay, bi-level jumping, revolving doors, enemies' movements, enemies' death animations, sound effects and jazzy soundtrack previously featured in Rolling Thunder.
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Game added by Multimedia Mike.
Additional contributors: chirinea, lights out party, CesarMFM, Patrick Bregger.
Game added August 5, 2005. Last modified April 1, 2024.