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Cobra Mission (MS-DOS) – Sleuthing, Striking, and Seduction

Cobra Mission isn’t your typical early ‘90s PC game. Part detective story, part point-and-click adventure, and part… well, let’s just say it’s not exactly family-friendly. Originally a turn-based RPG in Japan, its Western release revamped the combat and added real-time clicking — making it one of the first adult-themed games officially brought over for MS-DOS. It’s weird, a bit clunky, and oddly compelling.

So What’s Going On?

You play a private investigator dropped into the strange and shady streets of Cobra City. Your job? Track down missing people, fight off bizarre enemies, flirt with danger (and locals), and unravel a plot that gets more offbeat the deeper you dig. The anime art style is straight out of a late-night VHS rental, and it’s very aware of what kind of game it is.

What Makes It Stand Out?

• Mouse-Driven Exploration: It plays like a detective game — you click around, inspect scenes, talk to characters, and uncover clues by poking at everything.
• Click-to-Hit Combat: Instead of turn-based fights, you get real-time battles where you target specific body parts. Find the weak spot and end the fight fast — or flail and get beat up.
• Adult Scenes (Yep): This is where the game really gets... different. You interact during adult encounters by choosing the right actions. Mess up too many times? You’ll get booted from the scene.
• Choices Matter: Say the wrong thing, miss a clue, or fumble a fight, and progress stalls — or worse, characters stop talking to you altogether.
• Stylized Visuals: Love it or hate it, the anime aesthetic gives Cobra Mission a distinct identity among early PC games.

How It Plays

• Explore every area: Talk to townsfolk, poke around rooms, and hunt for anything suspicious — or just weird.
• Fight with precision: Use your mouse to strike where it hurts. Each enemy has different vulnerabilities.
• Be smooth in the scenes: Interact with the right choices to fill the meter. Get it wrong and the moment ends awkwardly.
• Save often: No joke — screw-ups can send you back fast. Save before anything important.

Tips from the Trenches

• Watch enemy patterns: You’ll spot which areas take more damage — it’s trial and error at first.
• During adult scenes, read the room: Literally. Don’t rush — some characters respond better to slower, more specific actions.
• Check every pixel: Some characters or clues are tucked into odd places, and skipping them can lock your progress.
• Winning helps: Beating fights and succeeding in scenes often opens up new locations or dialogue paths.

Why People Still Remember It

Whether you think it's a cult classic or a weird relic, Cobra Mission holds a strange place in gaming history. It wasn’t just another anime-styled import — it dared to mix genres, added a real-time twist to combat, and pushed into territory most games avoided at the time. Sure, it’s rough around the edges, but that’s part of its charm.

If you’re curious about how weird and bold early '90s PC games could get — and don’t mind a little pixelated cheekiness — Cobra Mission is worth a look. Just… maybe don’t play it at work.