BreakThru

BreakThru

Released1986
BreakThru is a 2D side-scrolling vehicle shooter. Your mission: race, jump, and blast your way through five levels (mountains, bridge, plains, city, and airfield) of enemy defenses to recapture the stolen jet fighter. A host of enemy soldiers, mines, vehicles, and aircraft will try to stop you, though. Oh yeah... and don't forget to watch out for those rocket attacks and falling rocks!
49Wit Score

Details

DeveloperData East
PublisherU.S. Gold
ReleasedDecember 31, 1986
StatusReleased
GenresShooterRacingArcade
ThemesAction
PlatformsCOM Commodore C64/128/MAXAMS Amstrad CPCZX ZX SpectrumARC Arcade
ModesMultiplayerSingle player

Wit-Index Intelligence

Community Score
Mixed Reception49/100

About This Game

A military operative pilots an advanced combat vehicle on a desperate push through hostile territory, battling toward an airfield across five fortified enemy positions. The journey demands navigation through treacherous terrain—mountain passes, bridge crossings, and urban zones—while contending with relentless opposition including armored tanks, attack helicopters, armed jeeps, and scattered explosives. Success hinges on breaking through each stronghold's defenses; any failure to advance means total defeat and the loss of everything at stake.