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Ikari III: The Rescue
Ikari III: The Rescue
	Arcade flyer
Developer(s)	SNK
Publisher(s)	SNK
Platform(s)	Arcade, NES, MS-DOS, Commodore 64
Release	1989: Arcade; 1990: C64, MS-DOS, NES
Genre(s)	Run and gun, beat 'em up
Mode(s)	Up to 2 players simultaneously

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Ikari III: The Rescue (also known as Ikari Warriors III: The Rescue), simply known as Ikari III (怒III) in Japan, is a 1989 arcade run & gun shoot 'em up beat 'em up game developed and published by SNK. It was ported to the NES, IBM PC compatibles, and Commodore 64. It is the third and final installment of the Ikari Warriors series after Ikari Warriors and Victory Road. The NES version was shown at the 1991 CES.^[1]

Plot

The presidential candidate's child has been kidnapped by the terrorist organization Crime Ghost masterminded by Faust. Top officials have asked the 2 best soldiers to infiltrate Crime Ghost's base and liberate the child.^[1]

Gameplay

While the game still uses the rotary joystick, a version exists that forgoes the rotary feature altogether. The weapon selection is greatly reduced from previous games, and there are no player usable vehicles. Weapons are much rarer, which makes the game more focused on hand-to-hand combat consisting of punching, kicking, jump kicks and roundhouse kicks.

Ports

The NES console version maintains the characters design and basic gameplay from the arcade version with a variety of enemies and weapons and life bars for the players. The 1989 IBM version box art "Ikari III" was produced for SNK by Marc Ericksen following his earlier renditions for SNK's Guerrilla War and P.O.W. releases, and as in the arcade version, the kidnapped child is a young boy. The NES version plot is slightly different from the arcade version with an expanded background, the Ikari Warriors are named Paul and Vince, the kidnapped child is a girl instead of a boy, and there is a 4th stage exclusive to the NES port, which has the warriors scuba diving in a stage resembling a side scrolling shooter.

References

^ ^a ^b "The Hottest Ticket in Town". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 2, no. 19. Sendai Publishing. February 1991. p. 11.

External links

NES manual
Ikari III: The Rescue at Arcade History
Ikari III: The Rescue at the Killer List of Videogames
Ikari III: The Rescue at MobyGames

[IW3-HotTicket-1] "The Hottest Ticket in Town". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 2, no. 19. Sendai Publishing. February 1991. p. 11.

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+{{short description|1989 video game}}
-{{multiple issues|
-{{Unreferenced|date=July 2014}}
+{{More citations needed|date=March 2019}}
-{{no footnotes|date=March 2013}}
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 {{Infobox video game
 |title = Ikari III: The Rescue
-|image = [[Image:Ikari III.png|frameless|Ikari III: The Rescue]]
+|image = Image:Ikari III.png
 |caption = Arcade flyer
-|developer = [[SNK Playmore|SNK]]
+|developer = [[SNK]]
 |publisher = SNK
 |designer =
-|released = 1989
+|released = '''1989:''' Arcade<br>'''1990:''' C64, MS-DOS, NES
-|genre = [[Shoot 'em up#Run and gun|Run and gun]]
+|genre = [[Shoot 'em up#Run and gun|Run and gun]], [[beat 'em up]]
-|platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[DOS]], [[Commodore 64|C64]]
+|platforms = [[Arcade video game|Arcade]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[MS-DOS]], [[Commodore 64]]
 |modes = Up to 2 players simultaneously
-|cabinet = Upright
-|cpu = Main CPU : 68000 (@ 10 MHz)<br>
-Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4&nbsp;MHz)<br>
-Sound Chips : YM3812 (@ 4 MHz), UPD7759 (@ 640 kHz)
-|display = Vertical orientation, 256 x 224 pixels, 60 Hz refresh rate, 2048 Colors
 }}
-'''''Ikari III: The Rescue''''' (also known as '''''Ikari Warriors III: The Rescue'''''), known simply as {{nihongo|'''''Ikari III'''''|怒Ⅲ}} in [[Japan]], is an [[Arcade game|arcade]] [[beat 'em up]]. It was ported to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[DOS]], and [[Commodore 64|C64]]. It is the second sequel to the original ''[[Ikari Warriors]]'', following ''[[Victory Road (video game)|Victory Road]]''.
+'''''Ikari III: The Rescue''''' (also known as '''''Ikari Warriors III: The Rescue'''''), simply known as {{nihongo|'''''Ikari III'''''|怒III}} in [[Japan]], is a 1989 [[Arcade video game|arcade]] [[Run and gun (video game)|run & gun]] [[shoot 'em up]] [[beat 'em up]] game developed and published by [[SNK]]. It was ported to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[IBM PC compatible]]s, and [[Commodore 64]]. It is the third and final installment of the ''Ikari Warriors'' series after ''[[Ikari Warriors]]'' and ''[[Victory Road (video game)|Victory Road]]''. The NES version was shown at the 1991 [[Consumer Electronics Show|CES]].<ref name="IW3-HotTicket">{{cite magazine|title=The Hottest Ticket in Town |url=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_19/page/n9 |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=19 |volume=2 |publisher=Sendai Publishing |date=February 1991 |page=11}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
+The presidential candidate's child has been kidnapped by the terrorist organization Crime Ghost masterminded by Faust. Top officials have asked the 2 best soldiers to infiltrate Crime Ghost's base and liberate the child.<ref name="IW3-HotTicket"/>
+==Gameplay==
-The presidential candidate's child has been kidnapped by an enemy terrorist party. Top officials have asked the 2 best soldiers to secretly take action on this matter.
+While the game still uses the [[rotary switch|rotary]] joystick, a version exists that forgoes the rotary feature altogether. The weapon selection is greatly reduced from previous games, and there are no player usable vehicles. Weapons are much rarer, which makes the game more focused on hand-to-hand combat consisting of punching, kicking, jump kicks and roundhouse kicks.
-==Game play==
-While the game still uses the [[rotary switch|rotary]] joystick, a version exists that forgoes the rotary feature altogether {{Citation needed|date=July 2014}}. The weapon selection is greatly reduced from prequels, and there are no player usable vehicles. Weapons are much rarer, which makes the game more focused on hand to hand combat consisting of punching, kicking, jump kicks and roundhouse kicks.
-==NES and IBM version==
-[[Image:Ikari3b.gif|frame|right|Ikari Warriors 3 (NES version).]]
+==Ports==
-The NES console version maintains the characters design and basic game play over the arcade version with a variety of enemies and weapons and life bars for the players. The 1989 IBM version box art "Ikari III" was produced for SNK by Marc Ericksen following his earlier renditions for SNK's "Guerrilla War" and "P.O.W." releases, and as in the arcade version, the kidnapped child is a young boy. The NES version plot is slightly different from the arcade version with an expanded background, the Ikari Warriors are named Paul and Vince and the kidnapped child is a girl instead of a boy.
+[[Image:Ikari3b.gif|frame|right|NES version]]
+The NES console version maintains the characters design and basic gameplay from the arcade version with a variety of enemies and weapons and life bars for the players. The 1989 IBM version box art "Ikari III" was produced for SNK by Marc Ericksen following his earlier renditions for SNK's ''[[Guerrilla War (video game)|Guerrilla War]]'' and ''[[P.O.W.: Prisoners of War|P.O.W.]]'' releases, and as in the arcade version, the kidnapped child is a young boy. The NES version plot is slightly different from the arcade version with an expanded background, the Ikari Warriors are named Paul and Vince, the kidnapped child is a girl instead of a boy, and there is a 4th stage exclusive to the NES port, which has the warriors scuba diving in a stage resembling a side scrolling shooter.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+* [http://www.neshq.com/games/i/ikari3/ikari3-man01.pdf NES manual]
-*[http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=ikari-iii-the-rescue&page=detail&id=1177 Arcade history page]
+* [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=ikari-iii-the-rescue&page=detail&id=1177 ''Ikari III: The Rescue''] at Arcade History
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