Operation Secret Storm for NES
Copyright 2008 Ross Ramsey
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Introduction
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Operation Secret Storm is a sidescrolling Beat 'Em Up for the Nintendo
Entertainment System. It was developed by Color Dreams and released in 1992.
Programming by Jon Valesh. Music by Sandy Sims. The game often exhibits a flare
for the dramatic and is doused with anti-Arab sentiment.
Story
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The United States Army has just liberated Kuwait. If you will recall, the US
then withdraws its forces from the Middle East in real life. Not in Operation
Secret Storm though! In this twisted story, a lone American soldier launches
an invasion of Iraq through the Kuwait border. Given the fact that this guy,
like every other NES protagonist, leaks testosterone out of every pore in his
body, this will be just another day at the office!
Controls
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On the D-Pad, It's just like any other NES game.
Up
++
Left ++++++++ Right
++
Down
A button = Jump (Jump Higher the longer you hold it)
(Hold Down and press A to go down one level)
B button = Attack (Hold to run) (Running and Jumping does a somersault)
Start = Pauses Game
Select = Special Weapon (Grenades)
Game Basics
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Before every level, you will see a map of Iraq. Your score is in the top left.
It is based on how many enemies you have killed, how many times you were hit
and how quickly you finished the level. Your number of remaining lives is in the
top right of your screen. Hit Start to begin the next level.
During each level, your health bar is represented by hearts in the top left of
the screen. Don't get hit by an enemy too often or you will run out and lose a
life. The number of lives appears in the top right still.
Hint: Jump often. Jumping will help you evade enemy attacks and will give your
attacks more priority.
Level One: Hopping the Border
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Level Difficulty: *
*1st Note = All types of enemies have been given names for purposes of this
FAQ based on their ridiculous sprites. 50% of the time I'm not even sure what
they are supposed to be.
You start off by fighting a robed Cutter. Finish him and jump to the top
segment of the middle pipe to obtain Daggers. You have a limited amount of them
so use sparingly. Proceed to the next screen to fight a Belligerent Nudist (BN).
He does a lot of jumping so counter that with random jumping of your own.
Show him up with your mad hops.
Continue ahead to fight a BN and a Cutter. Take out the Cutter first.
Your next encounter will be with two Cutters. Move from one side of the screen
to the other and get a few punches in while you jump. A BN will appear when
they are defeated.
BOSS FIGHT: Eagle
I think something got lost in translation here. Why would an American soldier
want to destroy the symbol of freedom? Oh well. It moves from one side of the
screen to another, swooping down to wherever you are on its way. Jump over
it and then wait for it to land. Jump up to it, get a couple kicks in and then
run away. Repeat to win.
Level Two: I'm an Oil Man!
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Level Difficulty: *****
To the oil fields we go. Take out the Armed Mustache Advocate (AMA) to begin.
You need to engage in close combat with this guy because his projectiles
home in on you from a distance.
Next take out the AMA and the Steroid Junkie (SJ). They will stand next to each
other so you can punch them both at the same time. Pick up the Daggers and take
out two more AMA.
Next you will fight two SJ and one AMA. Then you will attack three AMA, your
hardest fight yet. Pick up more Daggers. Defeat a few more AMAs and then
proceed to the boss.
BOSS FIGHT: Crazed Camel Rider
This guy will jump all over the place. Follow him! When he lands, he will turn
around and jump to the other side. Take this opportunity to kick him in the
face. There's really no way to dodge his projectiles so you're going to need
a lot of health.
Level Three: Stereotypical 8-Bit Middle Eastern Town
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Level Difficulty: **
Your first encounter will be with a Nude Executioner (NE). He will try to ram
his shoulder into you (or fart on you if you are behind him). He's easy enough
to take out. Proceed to the next screen to fight two more.
Continue ahead but avoid the spikes. Fight another NE and try to push him onto
the spikes if you can. Fight two more of these guys then grab the Daggers.
Climb up the platforms to find the boss.
BOSS FIGHT: Magic Carpet Ride
Grab the grenade here and press select to throw it. I think it damages all
enemies on the screen. Follow him around and avoid the pixie dust he shoots
out of his mouth(?). He's way easier than Crazed Camel Rider. There are more
Daggers in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Level Four: Black Gold
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Level Difficulty: ****
This level takes place on an oil rig. The first enemy is apparently an Italian
Kendo Artist (IKA). He's hiding behind a pole. He has a Kendo Stick but he's
easy. Kick him in his big nose to send him flying. Watch his greasy hair
sway in the wind as he soars.
Go past the not-so-well hidden Bio-Chemical Weapon silo to find Satan(?)
waiting on you.
MINI BOSS FIGHT: Satan
You can't just walk up to him or he will claw you away. Get some aerial kicks
in while dodging the falling boulders that he summons. There are Two Grenades
and a set of Daggers for you to use. Grab the two hearts when you are done.
Next you will fight two more IKA. Save a Grenade for later if you
still have it. You will find two more and a heart when you defeat the next
IKA.
MINI BOSS FIGHT: Green Satan
Use the same technique as before. Daggers work extremely well. Grab two more
hearts and a set of Daggers when you are done.
Note that Satan is probably supposed to represent Saddam Hussein, as this level
takes place in Baghdad.
Level Five: Things Are Getting Weird
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Level Difficulty: *****
The first enemy on this level is an odd-looking character whom I have dubbed
"Failed Scientific Experiment" (FSE). Daggers are great against him. You will
then come across "Botox'd Bruce Lee" (BBL), whose freakish athleticism is
made even scarier by his perpetual smile. He flies all over the place, firing
his shirkens at you when he gets far enough away. Follow him as best you can.
Even if it's Bruce Lee, you have an advantage at close combat.
The next screen is a combination of the first two enemies. I have a philosophy
of taking out the most difficult task first (meaning BBL). FSE won't be quick
enough to follow you around while you take out BBL.
Next is two BBL. Take them out one at a time. Continue ahead to face two more.
After that is over, you will encounter two FSE and two BBL. I would just jump
and kick at random. There's really no strategy to it.
The next screen entails three more BBL. You will get sick of these guys very
quickly. You fight three more after this. One strategy that I use while
fighting multiple BBL is to stay on the high ground. From there, dodge the
shirkens and let the BBL come to you. They will either climb the tower you are
on or the ones next to you. Attack them when they get to the top, jumping
from one tower to the next. Be patient. They'll all die eventually.
Progress slowly so that you only fight a few enemies at a time. There is no
boss fight in this level.
Level Six: I Can Show You The World
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Level Difficulty: **
This level starts off with a few Magic Carpet Ride fights. Don't step on the
spikes or you die instantly. These guys aren't hard to beat. Just dodge their
pixie dust thing. Grab the grenades as you go. You have to hit the MCR as they
land and walk around. Three hits will kill them. When you get to the third
MCR, use a grenade to get him off of that roof. Progress slowly so that you
only face one of these guys at a time.
You may want to save a couple grenades for the fifth MCR. He's difficult
because you have to avoid spikes while fighting him. You will eventually
reach a building with three MCR. There is also a pack of grenades here!
That will prove to be useful later.
Level Seven: Iraqi Palace
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Level Difficulty: *
Here you encounter the Bearded Monkies (BM). Jump-kicks can take them out
easily. The Undead Albinos (UA) are a little more difficult because they
pop out of the ground and weild swords. No projectiles on this level. Thank
goodness.
After you defeast one BM and one UA, you will fight a combination of the two.
I suggest staying on the top level because the UA won't be able to jump up
there, allowing you to finish off the BM first.
Defeat those guys to face three UA. Stay on the top level and hit them as they
come up. Pick up that grenade. You then fight two BM. The next screen entails
two BM and two UA. Grenades work wonders here. No boss fight.
Level Eight: Weapons of Mass Destruction
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Level Difficulty: ***
This level is return of those annoying Botox'd Bruce Lees. This time around,
they carry bombs. The bombs are on a timer so get out of the way quickly.
Defeat one BBL and then two more.
Progress slowly or you will have to fight three at once. Take them out one
by one and reach the end of the level.
Level Nine: Desert Graveyard
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Level Difficulty: **
You start by fighting two pairs of Undead Warriors (UW). Use the same technique
that you used on the Undead Albinos, but watch out for falling swords. Don't
stand under them when they jump!
You fight three of these guys next. I suggest standing on the edge of the screen
so that they can't jump over you. Kill three more and then advance.
Level Ten: Exit Strategy
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Level Difficulty: *****
You will need to dodge Saddam's bombs on this level. To do that, keep walking
forward. Don't stop! Jump over the Hornets and grab the grenades as you go.
The bombs will fly over your head.
You eventually reach the Copter Dude (CD). It is kind of like fighting the
Magic Carpet Ride. Don't let him lure you back to where the bombs fall.
You can't hit him while he's in the helicopter. In fact, it will hurt you
if you try. Just wait until he lands and get a flying kick in. Watch out
because he shoots a cloud of poison gas when he lands! You can usually just
walk under it if you are close enough to him. Eventually he (and you) will
turn black. Not sure why this happens but it means you're close to killing
him.
Fight another one of these guys and move to the next one. One technique that
I use is to wait on one side of the screen while CD lands. When he does,
he will shoot poison gas. The gas arcs up and then dips down. When it dips
down, run and jump over it then jump kick CD in the air and repeat.
CONGRATULATIONS! You have liberated every last geographic region of Iraq. >_>
Credits
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Author- The Return of Hylian
Sballen and Gamefaqs
The NES Completion Project
Color Dreams
