Blazer (arcade game)

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Blazer
Developer(s)	Namco
Publisher(s)	Namco
Platform(s)	Arcade
Release date	1987
Genre(s)	Isometric shooter
Mode(s)	Up to 2 players, alternating turns
Input methods	4-way Joystick; 2 buttons
Cabinet	Upright, cabaret, and cocktail
Arcade system	Namco System 1
Display	Vertical orientation, Raster, 224 x 288 resolution

Blazer (ブレイザー) is an isometric perspective scrolling shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1987 only in Japan.

[edit] Gameplay

Alternating between a tank and a helicopter (and for the final mission, a boat), you destroy enemies both on land and in the air.

[edit] Trivia

This game was dedicated to the late Shoko Tamako Sumie.

Upon completion of the game, it gives a list of schematics for the player's tank, and a passage from In The Cold Morning Of August.