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Games like Moon Patrol

1982

A classic arcade side-scroller where you drive a moon buggy, jumping over craters and rocks while shooting enemies ahead and overhead. Its appeal is quick timing and chasing high scores.

  • Driving or flying
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Shooting and gunplay
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Moon Patrol special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Mega Man 10

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2010PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified86 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Moon Patrol: jumping and platforming, combat with precise timing as well as a sci-fi setting.

A deliberately NES-style 8-bit run-and-gun platformer where you pick stages in any order, beat robot bosses and take their weapons. Tight controls and a demanding, old-school difficulty.

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Super Contra

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

Konami's arcade run-and-gun where you fight an alien invasion solo or with a friend. Alongside classic side-scrolling stages there are overhead levels, all with typical punishing arcade difficulty.

Mega Man 9

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

Mega Man 9 deliberately returns to the 8-bit classics: tight run-and-gun platforming, bosses with weaknesses, and a free choice of stage order. It is demanding and rewards precise timing and memorization.

Project Mercury

Jumping and platforming

A pixel-art run-and-gun platformer set in a sci-fi world, where you fight a mysterious threat on foot and on a hoverbike. The focus is on fast shooting and precise platforming.

Duke Nukem

Jumping and platforming

The first Duke Nukem is a classic side-scrolling platformer with shooting, where Duke takes on Dr. Proton's robot army. A short retro arcade outing that introduces the wisecracking action hero.

Scramble

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An early arcade side-scrolling shooter where you fly a jet over rough terrain, firing and dropping bombs while blowing up fuel tanks to keep flying. Its appeal is the constant fuel pressure and precise maneuvering around the landscape.

Duke Nukem II

Jumping and platforming

A classic DOS platform shooter where Duke blasts his way through aliens and robots as a cocky action hero. Fast levels, hidden secrets and plenty of over-the-top attitude define the game.

Mighty No. 9

Jumping and platforming

A 2D run-and-gun platformer in the vein of classic Mega Man: as the robot Beck you jump through twelve stages, blast enemies and absorb their powers with a dash attack. It is widely regarded as an uneven execution of its promising concept.

Alien Rampage

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic 90s 2D run-and-gun shooter where you play an angry alien blasting through hordes of creatures to escape a hostile planet. Large animated sprites and parallax backgrounds deliver straightforward arcade action.

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