Play Rocket Ranger Online

Rocket Ranger came out on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988, developed by Cinemaware. It was a time when games were starting to experiment more with mixing genres, and this one definitely stood out from the usual platformers and action titles on the console.

You control a soldier equipped with a rocket pack, tasked with stopping a Nazi plot to conquer the world from a lunar base. The game blends strategic world map navigation with various action sequences. You fly between cities on the map, engaging in dogfights with enemy planes, then land to raid bases in side-scrolling combat sections where you use a limited supply of fuel to jump and punch scientists and guards. Gathering enough lunarium, a rare resource, is crucial to power your missions and ultimately build a rocket for the final assault on the moon. The pacing is deliberate, often tense due to the constant resource management, and the difficulty can be unforgiving if you waste fuel or miss key objectives. It feels like a race against time where every jump and every bullet counts.