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Adventures of Bayou Billy, The

The Adventures of Bayou Billy, known in Japan as Mad City , is a action video game from Konami, released on NES in 1988 in Japan, in 1989 in the United States and Europe in 1991.

The player embodies Billy West who has to save his girlfriend, Annabelle Lane, from Godfather Gordon's gang. The game consists of 10 levels, including: 6 levels of Beat them all, 2 levels of Shoot them up and 2 levels of race.

In the levels of Beat them all, Billy has a repertoire of basic attacks of punching, kicking, jumping kicks and can take the weapons of enemies like knives, whips or wooden sticks. The player can also use a pistol, after finding it first, by pressing the select button. In the levels there are different power-ups like the bulletproof vest, which reduces enemy attacks, and chicken, which restores health.

Shoot them up levels can be played with the controller or with the Zapper NES. Playing the first person, the goal is to defend themselves from armed enemies until reaching the level boss, keeping as many ammunition as possible. The player can recover bullets and a care kit to restore his ammunition and life, but also a sablier that gives unlimited ammunition for a limited period of time.

During the race levels, the player drives Billy's Jeep where he is chased by the enemies in the vehicle. Billy's Jeep is armed with a light cannon to eliminate land enemies but also with anti-aircraft grenades. Gasoline is used to delay the countdown to complete the mission.

The game has a training mode where the player can play one of the three segments. When the player finishes one, he wins a power-up that he can use during a game.