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Cabal is a 1988 arcade
game by TAD Corporation
(licensed to Fabtek for US production). In this game, the player controls a commando, viewed from behind, trying to destroy various enemy military bases. Though typical for games of
this era, the game did respectably in the marketplace.
Description
The player assumes the role of an unnamed commando trying to destroy several enemy military bases. The player's character is
seen from behind and initially starts behind a protective wall (the wall can get damaged by enemy fire). The player must use the
gun and grenades to fend off enemy troops and damage the base. At the successful
completion of a level, all the buildings onscreen collapse and the player progresses to the next stage.
Power-ups appear from time to time, being released from objects destroyed onscreen. Some power-ups give special weapons, many
of which are formidable.
Two players could play this game, cooperatively, simultaneously.
The game's cabinet is a standard upright. For each player, it has a joystick and
two buttons, one for the gun, the other for grenades. An optional trackball was
installed for some versions instead of the joytstick.
Ports
Cabal was ported to several home computers of the era, including the PC (under DOS), Commodore 64, Atari ST and Amiga. It was also ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System console. The quality of these ports varied based on the target system's capabilities.
Legacy
Being such a typical game for the era, this game wasn't very innovative or too notable. However, it was somewhat popular did
do respectably in the arcades. It was similar to other contemporary games such as
Commando and Ikari
Warriors.
Cabal was followed in 1990 by Blood Bros., though the sequel had a
western theme as opposed to Cabal's Vietnam-era theme.
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