Dynamite Duke


Dynamite Duke is a 1989 action arcade game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu. It was later ported to the Master System, Mega Drive/Genesis and X68000. Being a Cabal-based shooter, it can be considered a follow-up to Seibu's and Dead Angle.

The Double Dynamites

It is a version with simultaneous 2 player support. In addition, there are other changes:
A top scientist decides to utilise a secret formula to develop his very own army of evil mutant warriors, so he can become the ruler of the world. It is up to Dynamite Duke: a man who is armed with a cybernetic arm along with a machine gun to foil his evil plan.

Gameplay

The Arcade version has 9 stages, while the Genesis version only has 6 stages.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Dynamite Duke on their October 1, 1989 issue as being the fourteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the year.
Mean Machines gave the Mega Drive/Genesis version a 79%, commenting that it was only visually better than the Master System version and that it "lacks lasting appeal." Levi Buchanan of IGN rated the Genesis game a 5.0 for a dismal value, 30 minutes of play value.