Iron Patrol

Iron Patrol is a 1995 Sega Genesis game developed by Compile, & published by Game Entertainment exclusively in North America.

Plot
Taiwanese iron making companies have gone haywire for several days because of a mashed serial killer gang on the loose. The gang is planning something that'll cause Taiwan to fall apart. As a USA citizen, Keith Reilsfield sets off to stop the serial killer gang from killing people of Taiwanese iron making companies.

Gameplay
The very 1st level plays very similar to the Strike series all the way to the strifing as well as some of Red Zone with you being able to get off of it. You'll need to get off the helicopter inorder to get to the next 10 levels. The other 9 levels play in a top down shooter type style with the objective in each level being to rescue all the hostages, & kill all the people who are capturing the people, & putting them in hostage. You can shoot with the B button, & throw a limited number of bombs with the A button. Each of the 9 levels are seperated into 3 sections. There are also 5 powerups to collect which include a spread gun, a flamethrower, a lazer gun, a speed gun, & a turn bullet. These powerups are collected in a style similar to Salamander/Life Force. All levels have a boss at the end to defeat.

Reception
The game received several praises from reviewers, & ciritcs alike with very positive from EGM's 88% to GamePro's 97%.