Cobra Command (1988 video game)

Cobra Command
Japanese arcade flyer of Cobra Command.
Developer(s)	Data East, later Nintendo (NES)
Publisher(s)	Data East, Later Nintendo (NES)
Composer(s)	Shogo Sakai Masaaki Iwasaki
Platform(s)	Arcade, NES
Release date(s)	1988 (Arcade) November 1988 (NES)
Genre(s)	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Cobra Command (コブラコマンド) is a 1988 arcade game developed and published by Data East that was later ported to the NES. It is a side-scroller in which the player flies a heavily armoured helicopter through six stages to destroy enemy tanks, cannons, submarines, and gunboats. ^[1][2]

Front cover of North American NES version.

There are missions to Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the South China Sea, Siam and the enemy's headquarters.^[3]

NES Port

The NES Port of Cobra Command which was released the same year as the arcade game, is slightly similar, however unlike the arcade game, the NES version does not scroll automatically, and its gameplay is similar to Choplifter as the main goal for each level is to rescue all of the hostages. Also, throughout the game, the player's helicopter can be upgraded by landing in certain areas.

References

1. Slaven, Andy (2002). Video Game Bible, 1985-2002. Trafford Publishing. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-55369-731-2.
2. Robbins, Judd; Robbins, Joshua (1989). Mastering Nintendo video games. Hayden Books. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-672-48464-3.
3. "Cobra Command". Mobygames. 1988. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

External links

• Official G-Mode webpage of Cobra Command
• Cobra Command at the Killer List of Videogames
• Cobra Command at arcade-history