Finest Hour

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Finest Hour
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Developer(s) Namco
Publisher(s) Namco
Release date(s) Japan 1989
Genre(s) Run and gun
Mode(s) Up to 2 players, alternating turns
Platform(s) Arcade
Input 4-way Joystick; 2 buttons
Arcade cabinet Upright, cabaret, and cocktail
Arcade system(s) Namco System 2
Arcade display Horizontal orientation, Raster

Finest Hour (ファイネストアワー) is a run and gun arcade game that was released by Namco in 1989 only in Japan.

[edit] Gameplay

Stomp through the enemy opposition in your very own assault mech! Equipped with a laser beam, Vernier jump-jets, auto-targeting, and automatic cooling system, this mech is a force to be reckoned with. Of course, the enemy doesn't know that yet, do they? Teach 'em a lesson in threat assessment!

[edit] Trivia

Many of the stages' names seem to be named after songs by the rock band Rush - for example, "Distant Early Warning" and "Subdivisions".