- Rapid Reload
Infobox VG| title = Rapid Reload "or" Gunners Heaven
developer = Mediavision Entertainment Inc.
publisher =SCEI
designer =
engine =
version =
released = vgrelease|JP=April vgy|1995|EU=September vgy|1995
genre =Run and gun
modes =Single-player
ratings =
platforms =PlayStation
media =
requirements =
input =Rapid Reload, known in
Japan as Gunners Heaven, is arun and gun video game in the vein ofMetal Slug . It was among the first of its genre (or any genre for that matter) available for theSony PlayStation , and although it has very few features, it became one of the most popular games of its time.tory
Upon hearing the legend of the treasure known as the Valkiry, treasure hunters Axel Sonics and Ruka Hetfield embark on an adventurous quest to find the legendary stone. However, unknown to Axel and Ruka at the start, there is also a terrorist organization known as the Pumpkin Heads searching for the Valkiry, determined to use the stone for World Domination.
Can Axel and Ruka beat the Pumpkin Heads to the Valkiry and save the world from an Age of Darkness?
Gameplay
The player chooses to play as either Axel or Ruka, and with the chosen character, the player will fight his/her way through six levels, each one harder than the previous. With the exception of levels 3 and 5, each level contains two subbosses (Area Boss) and a final boss (Guardian). In level 3, there is one Area Boss and a Guardian, and in level 5, just a Guardian.
The game has often been criticized by fans for the near-impossibility of completing as Ruka, due to her weapons' disadvantages which make it impossible for Ruka to defend herself especially in levels 3 and 4.
External links
*moby game|id=/rapid-reload
* [http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/gh.htm The strange story of Gunner's Heaven and its place in PlayStation history]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
