Dirty Harry: The War Against Drugs
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Dirty Harry: The War Against Drugs, also referred to as simply Dirty Harry on the game's cover and in the in-game menus, is a 1990
video game based on the Dirty Harry
film franchise starring Clint Eastwood
.
, in which players must guide Dirty Harry throughout San Francisco. He wears a blue suit, although it can be exchanged for a white suit. He wields his signature .44 magnum
, and players have to ability to draw the weapon without actually firing it. This allows the player to walk around while aiming at punks and dare them to feel lucky. Most notable, in reference to real-life handguns, the .44 also exhibits a recoil
effect when fired.
Other weapons consist of LAWs rockets, harpoon guns, and explosive remote-controlled cars. When injured, Harry's health can be restored by eating chili dog
s.
On the first level Harry must navigate through the back alleys and sewers, in an attempt to find The Toymaker. For the streets are in a non-linear manner, Harry can enter most of the buildings to confiscate drugs or collect power-ups and weapons. But aside from grabbing some extra ammunition, the buildings are largely secondary to completing the level.
Harry clean up the docks and searches for the spear gun
. He also has to find Longshore, who protects himself with bulletproof clothing.
On the island, a small army is trying to stop Harry as well as General Ripper. Harry must fight his way onto the island, climb several cliffs, and make his way into the center of the prison to reach "The Anaconda."
for the Macintosh
.
, it however incorporates several references to the film series. The game uses digitized speech to deliver both of Harry's famous lines ("Make my day", "I know what you're thinking..."), and the showdown occurs on Alcatraz island. Also the password for infinite lives (CLYDE), is a reference to Clyde the Orangutan from Every Which Way but Loose and the password for level 2 is Misty, a reference to Play Misty for Me
, both non-Dirty Harry films starring Clint Eastwood.
1990 in video gaming
-Notable releases:*Bonk's Adventure is released for NEC's TurboGrafx-16 and is the first US appearance of Bonk, the mascot of the TurboGrafx-16.*February 12 — Nintendo releases the NES game Super Mario Bros. 3 in North America...
video game based on the Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry is a 1971 American crime thriller produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan....
film franchise starring Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
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Story
Harry Callahan is a San Francisco police detective who rarely follows police protocol. A powerful druglord known as "The Anaconda" has created a burgeoning drug-smuggling operation by recruiting all of San Francisco's drug gangs. Harry must crack the case and take down the kingpin himself on Alcatraz.General information
The game is a side-scrollerSide-scrolling video game
A side-scrolling game or side-scroller is a video game in which the gameplay action is viewed from a side-view camera angle, and the onscreen characters generally move from the left side of the screen to the right. These games make use of scrolling computer display technology...
, in which players must guide Dirty Harry throughout San Francisco. He wears a blue suit, although it can be exchanged for a white suit. He wields his signature .44 magnum
.44 Magnum
The .44 Remington Magnum, or simply .44 Magnum, is a large-bore cartridge originally designed for revolvers. After introduction, it was quickly adopted for carbines and rifles...
, and players have to ability to draw the weapon without actually firing it. This allows the player to walk around while aiming at punks and dare them to feel lucky. Most notable, in reference to real-life handguns, the .44 also exhibits a recoil
Recoil
Recoil is the backward momentum of a gun when it is discharged. In technical terms, the recoil caused by the gun exactly balances the forward momentum of the projectile and exhaust gasses, according to Newton's third law...
effect when fired.
Other weapons consist of LAWs rockets, harpoon guns, and explosive remote-controlled cars. When injured, Harry's health can be restored by eating chili dog
Chili dog
A chili dog is a hot dog that is served topped with chili con carne . Often, other toppings are also added, such as cheese, onions, and mustard. One popular variety of chili dog is the Coney dog, which despite its name originally came from Michigan and not Brooklyn...
s.
Destinations
- THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO
On the first level Harry must navigate through the back alleys and sewers, in an attempt to find The Toymaker. For the streets are in a non-linear manner, Harry can enter most of the buildings to confiscate drugs or collect power-ups and weapons. But aside from grabbing some extra ammunition, the buildings are largely secondary to completing the level.
- CITY BY THE BAY
Harry clean up the docks and searches for the spear gun
Speargun
A speargun is an underwater fishing implement designed to fire a spear at fish.The basic components of a speargun are:A spear, a stock/barrel, and a handle/grip containing a trigger mechanism...
. He also has to find Longshore, who protects himself with bulletproof clothing.
- ALCATRAZ ISLAND
On the island, a small army is trying to stop Harry as well as General Ripper. Harry must fight his way onto the island, climb several cliffs, and make his way into the center of the prison to reach "The Anaconda."
Music
The music in Dirty Harry was composed by Steven Samler and Elliot Delman. The music was composed using Digital PerformerDigital Performer
Digital Performer is a full-featured Digital Audio Workstation/Sequencer software package published by Mark of the Unicorn of Cambridge, Massachusetts for the Apple Macintosh platform.-Ancestry:...
for the Macintosh
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
.
Film references
Although it is non-canon to the film series and novelsDirty Harry (film series)
Dirty Harry is the name of a series of films and novels starring fictional San Francisco Police Department Homicide Division Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan, portrayed by Clint Eastwood...
, it however incorporates several references to the film series. The game uses digitized speech to deliver both of Harry's famous lines ("Make my day", "I know what you're thinking..."), and the showdown occurs on Alcatraz island. Also the password for infinite lives (CLYDE), is a reference to Clyde the Orangutan from Every Which Way but Loose and the password for level 2 is Misty, a reference to Play Misty for Me
Play Misty for Me
Play Misty for Me is a 1971 American psychological thriller film, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, in his directorial debut. Jessica Walter and Donna Mills co-star. The original music score was composed by Dee Barton.-Plot:...
, both non-Dirty Harry films starring Clint Eastwood.