Rocket Ranger

December 31, 1988 Cinemaware, Cinemaware Cinemaware, Kemco-Seika, Pony Canyon, Playtronic
Fighting Shooter Platform Strategy Adventure
Apple IIGS C64 Atari-ST DOS FM Towns Amiga NES
About

A Master Race from Outer Space Threatens the Free World! With the zapping of ray guns and the cries of Zombie Women, Rocket Ranger brings all the action, romance, thrills, and spills of the Saturday morning serial! The action begins with an urgent message from the future. . . a future that saw the Nazis win Word War II! An underground group of scientists in the 21st century risk their lives to send you a jet propelled rocket suit, ray gun and secret decoder wheel. Skillfully used against a cunning and ruthless foe, these devices help you change history and save mankind!
Screenshots

Similar Games

77.8
{
    "id": 5486,
    "cover": {
        "id": 312116,
        "image_id": "co6otw",
        "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_thumb/co6otw.jpg",
        "url_small": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_small/co6otw.jpg",
        "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co6otw.jpg",
        "url_hd": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_720p/co6otw.jpg",
        "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/co6otw.jpg"
    },
    "first_release_date": 599529600,
    "game_modes": [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Single player"
        }
    ],
    "genres": [
        {
            "id": 4,
            "name": "Fighting",
            "slug": "fighting"
        },
        {
            "id": 5,
            "name": "Shooter",
            "slug": "shooter"
        },
        {
            "id": 8,
            "name": "Platform",
            "slug": "platform"
        },
        {
            "id": 15,
            "name": "Strategy",
            "slug": "strategy"
        },
        {
            "id": 31,
            "name": "Adventure",
            "slug": "adventure"
        }
    ],
    "involved_companies": [
        {
            "id": 53563,
            "company": {
                "id": 750,
                "name": "Cinemaware"
            },
            "developer": true,
            "publisher": true
        },
        {
            "id": 53565,
            "company": {
                "id": 1282,
                "name": "Kemco-Seika"
            },
            "developer": false,
            "publisher": true
        },
        {
            "id": 53564,
            "company": {
                "id": 750,
                "name": "Cinemaware"
            },
            "developer": true,
            "publisher": false
        },
        {
            "id": 53566,
            "company": {
                "id": 2379,
                "name": "Pony Canyon"
            },
            "developer": false,
            "publisher": true
        },
        {
            "id": 225234,
            "company": {
                "id": 33804,
                "name": "Playtronic"
            },
            "developer": false,
            "publisher": true
        }
    ],
    "name": "Rocket Ranger",
    "platforms": [
        {
            "id": 115,
            "name": "Apple IIGS"
        },
        {
            "id": 15,
            "abbreviation": "C64",
            "name": "Commodore C64/128/MAX"
        },
        {
            "id": 63,
            "abbreviation": "Atari-ST",
            "name": "Atari ST/STE"
        },
        {
            "id": 13,
            "abbreviation": "DOS",
            "name": "DOS"
        },
        {
            "id": 118,
            "name": "FM Towns"
        },
        {
            "id": 16,
            "abbreviation": "Amiga",
            "name": "Amiga"
        },
        {
            "id": 18,
            "abbreviation": "NES",
            "name": "Nintendo Entertainment System"
        }
    ],
    "player_perspectives": [
        {
            "id": 2,
            "name": "Third person"
        },
        {
            "id": 4,
            "name": "Side view"
        }
    ],
    "rating": 50.57798618099039,
    "rating_count": 6,
    "release_dates": [
        {
            "id": 548387,
            "date": 599529600,
            "human": "1988",
            "platform": {
                "id": 16,
                "name": "Amiga"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": 548388,
            "date": 631065600,
            "human": "1989",
            "platform": {
                "id": 115,
                "name": "Apple IIGS"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": 548389,
            "date": 599529600,
            "human": "1988",
            "platform": {
                "id": 63,
                "name": "Atari ST/STE"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": 548390,
            "date": 599529600,
            "human": "1988",
            "platform": {
                "id": 15,
                "name": "Commodore C64/128/MAX"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": 548391,
            "date": 599529600,
            "human": "1988",
            "platform": {
                "id": 13,
                "name": "DOS"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": 548392,
            "date": 641520000,
            "human": "May 01, 1990",
            "platform": {
                "id": 118,
                "name": "FM Towns"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": 548393,
            "date": 823132800,
            "human": "Feb 1996",
            "platform": {
                "id": 18,
                "name": "Nintendo Entertainment System"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": 548394,
            "date": 599529600,
            "human": "1988",
            "platform": {
                "id": 18,
                "name": "Nintendo Entertainment System"
            }
        }
    ],
    "screenshots": [
        {
            "id": 111260,
            "image_id": "sg4y1jzdrashs9riftd1",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/sg4y1jzdrashs9riftd1.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/sg4y1jzdrashs9riftd1.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/sg4y1jzdrashs9riftd1.jpg",
            "url_huge": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_huge/sg4y1jzdrashs9riftd1.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/sg4y1jzdrashs9riftd1.jpg"
        }
    ],
    "similar_games": [
        {
            "id": 19241,
            "cover": {
                "id": 427095,
                "image_id": "co95jr",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co95jr.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Unravel Two",
            "rating": 77.8035334561399,
            "slug": "unravel-two"
        },
        {
            "id": 136981,
            "cover": {
                "id": 338838,
                "image_id": "co79g6",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co79g6.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Hoa",
            "rating": 68.93259917632474,
            "slug": "hoa"
        },
        {
            "id": 70828,
            "cover": {
                "id": 90061,
                "image_id": "co1xhp",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co1xhp.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Raji: An Ancient Epic",
            "rating": 66.88008951407217,
            "slug": "raji-an-ancient-epic"
        },
        {
            "id": 37001,
            "cover": {
                "id": 585259,
                "image_id": "cocjl7",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/cocjl7.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Ori and the Will of the Wisps",
            "rating": 87.13889615511137,
            "slug": "ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps"
        },
        {
            "id": 252476,
            "cover": {
                "id": 307926,
                "image_id": "co6lli",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co6lli.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown",
            "rating": 83.88334180893368,
            "slug": "prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown"
        },
        {
            "id": 116422,
            "cover": {
                "id": 312710,
                "image_id": "co6pae",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co6pae.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Tails of Iron",
            "rating": 73.8862402337362,
            "slug": "tails-of-iron"
        },
        {
            "id": 103369,
            "cover": {
                "id": 83348,
                "image_id": "co1sb8",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co1sb8.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Kill la Kill: If",
            "rating": 69.41249968215816,
            "slug": "kill-la-kill-if"
        },
        {
            "id": 76736,
            "cover": {
                "id": 104818,
                "image_id": "co28vm",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co28vm.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Black Clover: Quartet Knights",
            "rating": 70,
            "slug": "black-clover-quartet-knights"
        },
        {
            "id": 131687,
            "cover": {
                "id": 93542,
                "image_id": "co206e",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co206e.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time",
            "rating": 70.3075882007516,
            "slug": "samurai-jack-battle-through-time"
        },
        {
            "id": 89594,
            "cover": {
                "id": 80486,
                "image_id": "co1q3q",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co1q3q.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Monster Sanctuary",
            "rating": 81.00147038072356,
            "slug": "monster-sanctuary"
        }
    ],
    "slug": "rocket-ranger",
    "summary": "A Master Race from Outer Space Threatens the Free World! With the zapping of ray guns and the cries of Zombie Women, Rocket Ranger brings all the action, romance, thrills, and spills of the Saturday morning serial! The action begins with an urgent message from the future. . . a future that saw the Nazis win Word War II! An underground group of scientists in the 21st century risk their lives to send you a jet propelled rocket suit, ray gun and secret decoder wheel. Skillfully used against a cunning and ruthless foe, these devices help you change history and save mankind!",
    "themes": [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Action"
        },
        {
            "id": 17,
            "name": "Fantasy"
        },
        {
            "id": 22,
            "name": "Historical"
        }
    ],
    "total_rating": 50.57798618099039,
    "total_rating_count": 6,
    "websites": [
        {
            "id": 355000,
            "trusted": true,
            "url": "https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Rocket%20Ranger",
            "type": 6
        }
    ],
    "buy_links": [],
    "developers": [
        "Cinemaware",
        "Cinemaware"
    ],
    "publishers": [
        "Cinemaware",
        "Kemco-Seika",
        "Pony Canyon",
        "Playtronic"
    ],
    "release_date_formatted": "December 31, 1988",
    "release_year": "1988",
    "rating_rounded": 50.6,
    "rating_percent": 51,
    "total_rating_rounded": 50.6
}
Ratings & Metrics

User Score
50.6
Total Score
Reviews
Game Info

Release Date December 31, 1988
Developer Cinemaware, Cinemaware
Publisher Cinemaware, Kemco-Seika, Pony Canyon, Playtronic
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Third person, Side view
Themes Action, Fantasy, Historical