The Battle-Road

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The Battle-Road

Screenshot of The Battle-Road
Developer(s) Irem
Publisher(s) Irem
Release date(s) 1984
Genre(s) Racing game, Scrolling shooter
Mode(s) Single player, Up to 2 players, alternating turns
Platform(s) Arcade
Input 8-way Joystick, 2 Buttons
Arcade cabinet Vertical
Arcade system(s) Irem M-62 system hardware
Arcade CPU(s) Zilog Z80
Arcade sound system(s) Sound CPU : M6803
Sound Chips : AY8910, MSM5205
Arcade display Raster, 256 x 256 pixels , 544 colors

The Battle-Road is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up racing arcade game released by Irem in 1984. The player controls a car that is armed with two kind guns (frontal and side), and drives for a road full of other dangerous vehicles like cars, motorcycles, trucks, helicopters. There are also other kinds of obstacles on the road. There is more than one path, in the same style used in Outrun.