Purple Heart

arcade shoot'em up game for Commodore 64, 1988

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Purple Heart is a top-down shooter. The player has to guide a soldier through
six levels, killing everything that gets in his way. Enemies attack with guns
and grenades and become increasingly stronger as the game progresses.
Vehicles, helicopters and occasional traps (such as spikes shooting out of
the ground) cannot be destroyed and must be avoided. Several extra weapons
can be picked up, including: a double-barrelled shotgun, a machine gun, a
flamethrower and a rocket launcher. While the shotgun replaces the standard
weapon, all other weapons have limited ammunition, indicated by a bar at the
bottom of the screen. At the end of each level, a boss-fight awaits the
player. A simultaneous two-player mode is also available.

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Some useful keyboard shortcuts
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       [PAUSE] - stop/continue game
          [F9] - quick load game state
         [F12] - quick save game state (still stored after leaving the site)
         [F11] - toggle fullscreen mode
  [ScrollLock] - quick switch control ports
    [PageDown] - make a screenshot (320x200)