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Sentences written about this title, gathered by type from the Japanese and English Wikipedia articles (as of 2026-8-30).

People (5)

Mike Roberts and Eric Doyle of Computer Gamer magazine gave the arcade game a positive review, comparing it favorably with the action film Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) while calling it an "incredibly violent game" that is "brilliant to play".

(English)English Wikipedia"Rush'n Attack"from "Reception"

Commodore User said the arcade version is "a kind of rightwards scrolling Commando [but] much better" while praising "brilliant" graphics and sound.

(English)English Wikipedia"Rush'n Attack"from "Reception"

Computer and Video Games reviewed the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum versions, calling the game "Konami's answer" to Capcom's Commando (1985) and comparing it favorably with the Rambo film series.

(English)English Wikipedia"Rush'n Attack"from "Reception"

The review said it is fast, "furious" and "terribly addictive".

(English)English Wikipedia"Rush'n Attack"from "Reception"

ACE reviewed the budget re-release of Green Beret for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC in 1989, calling it an "intelligently thought out shoot 'em up with excellent graphics".

(English)English Wikipedia"Rush'n Attack"from "Reception"

Reception (2)

app, BREW) version appeared as the 7th release in the Konami Meisaku Series.

Japanese Wikipedia"Rush'n Attack"from "Other platform versions"

The home computer conversions topped the UK Gallup sales charts in June 1986, becoming one of the top four best-selling games of 1986 in the UK, and one of the year's top three best-selling Commodore 64 games.

(English)English Wikipedia"Rush'n Attack"from "Reception"

Changed from the original (2)

It is essentially a port of the Disk System version, but the normal system of extra lives was changed to one that uses both lives and a life bar.

Japanese Wikipedia"Rush'n Attack"from "Other platform versions"

In the port from the arcade, the Great Escape March that plays at name entry has all been replaced with a version whose melody was changed.

Japanese Wikipedia"Rush'n Attack"from "Other platform versions"

Differences overseas (2)

It is essentially a port of the Disk System version, but the normal system of extra lives was changed to one that uses both lives and a life bar.

Japanese Wikipedia"Rush'n Attack"from "Other platform versions"

It was released in North America in December 1986 and an unrelated IBM PC version was released by Konami for the North American market with the Rush'n Attack name in 1989.

Numbers (2)

In the Cross Review feature of the magazine Famitsu, the game scored a total of 29 out of 40.

In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by the magazine Family Computer Magazine,it scored 17.52 out of 25, as shown below.

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