The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019) Over a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and imperialist Japanese forces in Manchuria, China. The militia includes a master swordsman and an expert marksman. In Winter of 2017, as the feather-like snowflakes gently touched the ground with the icy Northeast air whistling in the background, Battle Road Brew House opened its doors in a historic mill that was once the largest woolen factory in the world.
The Battle-Road | |
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Developer(s) | Irem |
Publisher(s) | Irem |
Platform(s) | Arcade |
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Genre(s) | Vehicular combat |
Mode(s) | Single player, Up to 2 players, alternating turns |
Cabinet | Vertical |
Arcade system | Irem M-62 system hardware |
CPU | Zilog Z80 |
Sound | Sound CPU : M6803 Sound Chips : AY8910, MSM5205 |
Display | Raster, 256 x 256 pixels, 544 colors |
The Battle-Road is a vertically-scrolling vehicular combat game released in arcades by Irem in 1984. It features branching paths and up to 32 possible routes.[2] The player controls a car that is armed with two different types of guns (frontal and side), and drives for a road full of other dangerous vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, trucks and helicopters. There are also other kinds[vague] of obstacles on the road.
References[edit]
- ^The Battle-Road at GameFAQs
- ^Battle-Road, The at the Killer List of Videogames
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What price freedom? Its an individual as much as a collective question.
That's the context 'The Battle: Roar to Victory' resides within. This is an unambiguously patriotic film but its clearly defined reason to be, put its head and shoulders, above films that talk about patriotism but fail to explain its purpose.
In this instance, its the Japanese Empires imperial ambitions. Invading Korea and as this film shows, brutally subjugating its people. An historically accurate representation of, at times, harsh policies, that continued into WWII where often forced Korean recruits, were used, essentially, as canon fodder. This film is, unsurprisingly, not an easy watch. Its visceral at times and that bloodiness extends to civilians, as well as those who have taken up arms. What it does demonstrate emphatically, is why these people fight and what they are fighting for.
Of course, what is asked, is how much are they as individuals and a group, willing to sacrifice? Military action is non stop, frenetic, brutal, interspersed with moments of deeply felt emotion and courage. Cinematic's are remarkable, bringing the battle scenes, that define this film, to life. I found it at times a mesmerising watch that drew me in and help me till the closing credits.
Another film for South Korea to be proud of. 9/10 from me.