Trap Gunner
{{Short description|1998 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
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| developer = Racdym
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP/NA|Atlus|EU|Konami}}
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| released = {{vgrelease|JP|August 6, 1998|NA|September 30, 1998|EU|June 6, 1999}}
| genre = action, strategy, puzzle
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = PlayStation
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Trap Gunner: Countdown to Oblivion, or just {{nihongo|Trap Gunner|トラップガンナー|Torappu Gannā}}, known in Europe as Trap Runner, is a PlayStation video game published by Atlus in 1998, and by Konami in 1999. It is a strategy, arcade-style game for one or two players.
Gameplay
The purpose of the game to run around various levels and to set traps, which are invisible to your opponent. Players can shoot at one another while setting traps. Each character has a different melee weapon with unique attributes.
The story mode unveils each character's background and relation to the other characters.
=Traps=
- Switch detonator - An explosive device activated by pressing the X button, it is usually used in tandem with other traps
- Mine - A land mine that explodes when stepped on
- Bomb - Useless on its own, the bomb is very powerful in combination with the remote detonator or mine
- Pitfall - The pitfall halts an opponent's movement by trapping them in a pit for a few seconds, making them vulnerable to attacks
- Force panel - The force panel forces your foe in a preset direction; multiple force panels can be used to guide opponents into a mine or trap combination.
- Gas - Gas has the largest effect radius of all standalone traps and detonates via timer. Once the gas is set, it is only a matter of time before nerve agent permeates the area, damaging all players with constant health loss, which remains with the player for a few seconds once they escape the vapor cloud.
Characters
- Van Raily
- John Bishous
- Tenrou Ugetsu
- Tico
- Lou Riche
- Abdol Rerin
=Secret Characters=
- Rem
- Dyn
- Erg
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 71%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199100-trap-gunner-countdown-to-oblivion/index.html |title=Trap Gunner: Countdown to Oblivion for PlayStation |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505130327/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199100-trap-gunner-countdown-to-oblivion/index.html |archivedate=May 5, 2019 |accessdate=December 30, 2020}}
| Allgame = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Ottoson |first=Joe |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14590&tab=review |title=Trap Gunner - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116231432/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14590&tab=review |archivedate=November 16, 2014 |accessdate=December 30, 2020}}
| CNG = 7/10{{cite web |last=Broderick |first=Glenn |date=December 29, 1998 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Trapgunner/ |title=Trap Gunner |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816210812/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Trapgunner/ |archivedate=August 16, 2000 |accessdate=November 28, 2021}}
| CVG = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Huhtala |first=Alex |url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_211_1999-06_EMAP_Images_GB/page/n47/mode/2up |title=Trap Runner |magazine=Computer and Video Games |publisher=EMAP |issue=211 |date=June 1999 |page=49 |accessdate=December 30, 2020}}
| EGM = 5.75/10{{cite magazine |last1=Davison |first1=John |last2=Boyer |first2=Crispin |last3=Hager |first3=Dean |last4=Williams |first4=Ken "Sushi-X" |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/1/1d/EGM_US_111.pdf |title=Trap Gunner |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=111 |date=October 1998 |page=267 |accessdate=November 28, 2021 |archive-date=November 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127032629/https://retrocdn.net/images/1/1d/EGM_US_111.pdf |url-status=live }}{{efn|In Electronic Gaming Monthly{{'}}s review of the game, one critic gave it a score of 7/10, another gave it 6/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 5/10.}}
| Fam = 29/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=18180&redirect=no |title=トラップガンナー [PS] |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |accessdate=December 30, 2020}}
| GSpot = 7/10{{cite web |last=Gerstmann |first=Jeff |date=October 1, 1998 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/trap-gunner-review/1900-2546098/ |title=Trap Gunner Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=December 30, 2020 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204130022/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/trap-gunner-review/1900-2546098/ |url-status=live }}
| IGN = 8.9/10{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Randy |date=September 28, 1998 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/09/29/trap-gunner |title=Trap Gunner |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=December 30, 2020}}
| NGen = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_47/page/n161/mode/2up |title=Trap Gunner |magazine=Next Generation |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=47 |date=November 1998 |page=158 |accessdate=December 30, 2020}}
| OPM = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Trap Gunner |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=2 |issue=1 |date=October 1998}}
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The game received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. GamePro said, "Those who are searching for a good mix of real-time strategy and fighting will find that Trap Gunner fits the bill."{{cite magazine |author=Tommy Boy |url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_111_October_1998/page/n173/mode/2up |title=Trap Gunner |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |issue=121 |date=October 1998 |page=174 |accessdate=December 30, 2020}}{{efn|GamePro gave the game two 4/5 scores for graphics and overall fun factor, and two 3.5/5 scores for sound and control.}} Next Generation called it "one of the season's sleeper hits." In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40.
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