Netherworld

December 31, 1988 Hewson Consultants
Shooter Arcade
C64 ZXS Atari-ST DOS Amiga ACPC
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Netherworld is a shoot 'em up video game published by Hewson in 1988. It was originally developed by Jukka Tapanimäki for the Commodore 64, and original music was composed by Jori Olkkonen.
Storyline

Netherworld, another time another place, created from the deep dark subconscious of the mind where the forces of good and evil are locked in eternal combat. Trapped in the fantasy world the only way back is through battle and bribery.
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Game Info

Release Date December 31, 1988
Publisher Hewson Consultants
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Side view
Themes Action, Science fiction