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In City Bomber, the player is in pursuit of a gang of criminals. In order to keep the criminals from escaping, the player must reach checkpoints within a specified amount of time. At the start of the game, the player's car can shoot missiles at enemy vehicles and is also able to jump over enemies...

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Developer
Konami

Released on
1987

Size
1–2 Players

Version
Arcade

Requirements
Arcade

Downloads
Racing

ESRB Rating
Not Rated

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In City Bomber, the player is in pursuit of a gang of criminals. In order to keep the criminals from escaping, the player must reach checkpoints within a specified amount of time. At the start of the game, the player’s car can shoot missiles at enemy vehicles and is also able to jump over enemies or obstacles. When some enemy cars are destroyed, power-ups are released that augment the car’s abilities. Missiles improve the destructive power of the car’s weaponry, wings extend the car’s jumping distance, rocket boosters speed up the car and buzzsaws allow the car to ram obstacles without damage for a short time.

Collisions with other cars are not generally harmful to the player, although they may slow down the car. Oil slicks dropped by enemies will spin out the car and slow it down significantly. Collisions with obstacles or falling off the course will destroy the player’s car. While the player has an unlimited supply of cars, crashes will cost the player time and the new car will lose all previously-collected power-ups. If the player does not reach the checkpoint (shown by a map on the left side of the screen) in time, the game is over.

Points are scored by destroying enemy cars, with bonus points awarded at the end of each course for the amount of time remaining.

City Bomber

Overview & History

Released into smoky, coin-op arcades during the mid-1980s, City Bomber is a cult-classic vehicular action game developed by Sega. Rejecting the standard hero-in-tights formula of contemporary brawlers, this hidden gem casts players as the driver of a heavily armored, high-speed demolition truck navigating a dystopian, neon-lit metropolis. The overarching storyline follows an anarchist syndicate that has seized control of the city's power grid and central towers. Tasked by the underground resistance, your mission is to drive through five intensely destructible urban sectors, systematically detonating enemy strongholds and clearing barricades before the city’s self-destruct countdown hits zero. While it never achieved the ubiquitous mainstream fame of OutRun or After Burner, City Bomber remains celebrated among retrogaming enthusiasts for its relentless pace, scaling sprite graphics, and uniquely destructive core fantasy.

Gameplay Features & Mechanics

Unlike traditional driving games focused purely on racing, City Bomber merges vehicular handling with area-of-effect combat. Players must manage a dual-gauge system: fuel and explosive payload. As you tear down asphalt highways and dodge rival interceptors, you must strategically launch high-yield bombs into designated corporate skyscrapers and enemy blockades. Scoring relies on chaining destruction combos—collapsing a skyscraper while simultaneously wiping out a police barricade multiplies your point total. The game features a dynamic pseudo-3D perspective that rapidly shifts from an overhead chase view to a behind-the-bumper driver’s seat during boss encounters against massive hovering dreadnoughts. Power-ups scattered across the ruined streets grant temporary nitro-boosts, magnetic scrap-collectors, and cluster-bomb upgrades crucial for surviving the grueling later stages.