Shock Troopers

May 22, 2012 Saurus SNK Playmore, D4 Enterprise
Shooter
browser PS3 Linux Wii PC Mac PSP
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“Shock Troopers”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on Neo Geo MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam!
Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!
Storyline

The Bloody Scorpions terrorist group have kidnapped scientist George Diamond and his granddaughter Cecilia Diamond in order to gain the powerful drug, Alpha-301, which converts normal people into superhuman soldiers. A special team composed of eight soldiers from different countries must fight through their ranks in order to get to their leader and save the scientist's granddaughter and the world.
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Release Date May 22, 2012
Developer Saurus
Publisher SNK Playmore, D4 Enterprise
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Action
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