Mission: Impossible is an overhead action-adventure video game developed by Konami and published by its subsidiary Ultra Games for the Nintendo Entertainment System released in 1990. It was later ported for PC by Distinctive Software and published by Konami in 1991. The game is based on the the television series of the same name that aired from 1988 to 1990.
Plot[]
Doctor "O" – the Clone Plan genius – has been kidnapped by the SINISTER SEVEN. Also swiped was his computerized military defense system, which the evil thugs have reprogrammed to destroy the world.
Now his future, and ultimately Earth's survival, depend on your crack Mission Impossible Team to perform a secret surgical strike and rescue.
But to pull off this operation, you must be daring enough to command three different IMF identities - Max, Grant, and Nicholas. Each has special agent talents and firepower which you must master to survive six torturous levels with dozens of hidden Espionage Zones.
YOU must also outwit and outshoot notorious villains Slash Stiletto, Iron Claw and Jorgé Burns. These human barracudas and them terrorist army Will attack you from every direction, constantly bombarding you with mental and physical twists. From machine gun speed boat chases through the canals of Venice and hand grenade ski runs in the Swiss Alps, to deadly sniper encounters in East Berlin and underground tactical warfare off the coast of Cyprus, it'll be the fight of your life.
And if those mind blowing mazes don't wipe you out, the Sudden Death Obstacles, Acid Flames, Poisonous Gas Chambers. Holography Fields, Secret Enemy Police and Fanatic Robot Warriors probably will. (Now you know why they call it Mission Impossible!)
So good luck, Jim. As always, should any of your IM Force be caught, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions...
THIS BOX WILL SELF-DESTRUCT IN 5 SECONDS![1]
Gameplay[]
The game is played from a top-down perspective. The player gets to control three IMF operatives from the TV series: Max, Grant and Nicholas, all of whom have different skills necessary for successful completion of each mission. The used character may be switched anytime in-game.
On the streets, at the very beginning of the game, civilians may not be harmed, and such activities will most certainly bring the mission to a highly embarrassing end, as local authorities will proceed to arrest the attacker. While infiltrating an enemy's hideout, discretion is advised, as detection by the surveillance system will bring security guards.
Gallery[]
![Key art by Tom duBois.[2]](/wiki/File:Mission_Impossible_-_02.jpg "Mission Impossible - 02.jpg (2.33 MB)")
References[]
- ↑ Background description from the back cover of the NES box.
- ↑ Restored by Jefferson Taylor. @JTaylorPro at X (June 5, 2023).