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SHOCK TROOPERS

“SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam!Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!

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Developer
SNK CORPORATION, Dotemu
Publisher
SNK CORPORATION
Release
May 18, 2016
10 years and 78 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive279 reviews82.8%

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About the Game

“SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam!

Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!

MAIN FEATURES

・ARCADE:

Choose a character and go on your mission solo in “Lonely Wolf” mode, or form a team of three soldiers from the eight mercenary characters available, and try to rescue Dr. George and his granddaughter who have been kidnapped.

The route you choose at the beginning will affect the progress of the game, allowing you to enjoy an original gameplay experience time after time.

・MULTIPLAYER:

Connect to Steam and clear missions with a brother-in-arms far away via the Online Co-Op Play feature.

Engage with a fellow countryman or foreign ally, and try to put an end to the evil plans of the terrorist group called the “Bloody Scorpions”!

・LEADERBOARDS:

Check your current rank & score in “SHOCK TROOPERS” at any time, as well as those of your friends and other top troopers!

・SETTINGS:

Configure your language, video and language display, and adjust sound volume settings to your preference for the most pleasant “SHOCK TROOPERS” experience ever.

** WILL NOT RUN ON Windows XP **

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