Cabal (arcade game)
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| Missing image Cabal_(arcade_game).png In this screenshot from Cabal, the player can be seen in the foregound attacking an enemy base. | |
| Developer: | TAD Corporation |
| Publisher: | Fabtek |
| Release date: | 1988 |
| Genre: | Retro/Shoot 'em up |
| Game modes: | Up to 2 players simultaneously |
| Cabinet: | Standard and sitdown |
| Controls: | Trackball; 2 buttons |
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| Orientation: | Horizontal |
| Type: | Raster, standard resolution |
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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.
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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.
External links
- The KLOV entry on Cabal (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=C&game_id=7252)
- MobyGame's entry on the home versions of Cabal (http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,3733/)