AUTHOR: Sanritsu Denki Co. / SEGA RELEASE: 1987 TYP: Action SPIELER: 1 LEVEL: - SPRACHE: Englisch Partnumber: MK-4584-50 EAN: 4974365632359 WERT: 25 Euro

In der amerikanischen Gründerzeit: Sie sind ein Held, sie können schnell ziehen - und Ihr Job ist es, die Kunden zu schützen, die Ihr Geld in der Bank deponieren wollen. (Für 1 Spieler)

Set against the background of America's pioneer era, you as the HERO, are a quick draw artist — whose job it is, to protect the customers who are depositing money at the bank. (For 1 player)

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You are the hero and your job is to guard a bank from cowboys while the citizens deposit their money. This Game was also released to the Arcades and this is the direct conversion. In a normal bank this would an easy job as there would be just one door. But here we have a strange designed bank, featuring 12 doors and you always see 3 of them at one screen. In the upper screen is your status bar, all 12 Doors and a timer. You must get a money bag at every door before the time runs out to finish a Level. The normal civilians come and deposit money and you shouldn't shoot them as this cost you a life. Also sometimes a kid appears with 3 or 5 hats on his head, shoot them down to get points. And then there are the cowboys, when they appear you must wait until a counter above them begins, shoot them immediately or he shoot you down. When you kill him before the counter begins, it was unfair and you don't get as much points. Sometimes, a civilian will be captured by a robber and used as a decoy. When the door opens, you'll either see a civilian all tied up or they'll stand there for a second or two. You have to wait until you see the actual robber jump into view before you shoot. This can be very tricky. Also there will be sometimes a bomb warning, as someone put a bomb at the door, find it and shoot it down before it explodes. And this is all you do in every Level. I don't know how many Levels this game have as the game gets faster and harder with every Level and I never came past Level 65. […] As Bank Panic is open ended, you can play it to and try and get as far into the game as you can or to score as many points as you get. So the replay value is quite high although Bank Panic is not as addictive as Columns. Although Bank Panic is not in my Top 10 Master System games I like it. It is a nice little game, with an easy gameplay and some funny animations. If you like shooting games you should get it. - www.smstributes.co.uk

As a gunslinger, it's your job to protect a bank from bandits while taking care not to shoot innocent customers. The bank has 12 doors in front of 12 teller windows, with only three doors visible at a time. Shooting is done simply by pressing one of the three buttons to shoot the left, middle or right door. The player can move his viewpoint left and right to reveal new doors. People only appear behind the doors that are currently visible on screen, except for the rare outlaws who will pop up to steal a cash deposit from a teller window the player isn't watching. Indicators at the top of the screen show how much time it will take before someone will show up at a door. If a bandit appears behind a door, you have only a few seconds to shoot him before he shoots you. If you shoot him too early (i.e. before he sticks his gun out at you), it is considered unfair and gives very little score, but if you're too late, he'll shoot you and you lose one of your three lives. Sometimes a bandit will stick dynamite on one of the doors. You must then shoot the dynamite to get rid of it. If you take too long, the bomb explodes (even if it's offscreen) and you lose a life. If you're lucky, a customer will appear behind the door and deposit a bag of gold coins. If you shoot any of these people by accident, you also lose a life. Sometimes a bandit will suddenly take the customer hostage and replace them in the door. At other times, a cowboy will appear with a stack of hats. Shooting off all the hats before the door closes grants a cash deposit and a big score bonus. Others will be tied up with rope. If you shoot the rope, there's more money for you, because not only will you receive one bag of gold coins, but you'll get three bags of gold coins. There are more than ten rounds in Bank Panic, and each one ends when a person behind all 12 doors was able to throw you a bag of gold coins. The rounds get difficult the further you get. For example, in later rounds, a few bandits will block your shot, and you have to then shoot twice. Also, regardless of what round you're on, there is a time limit. - www.Mobygames.com