Urban Strike (SEGA Genesis)

Campaign 2: CRSX KZN3 XC3

6-button Controller Bug - Do not play this game with a 6-button controller! The game shipped with a bug that auto-skips cutscenes and intelligence info if you're using the 6-button controller. If playing on an emulator, make sure to set your controller to a 3-button controller.

Co-pilots - according to the manual, co-pilots have 3 skills: Winch control = grab radius, Range Aim: effective firing range, and Rate: rate of fire.

No explosive damage - when you're on foot, you don't take damage from explosions. You can stand right next to an exploding barrel.

Vehicles:

           Armor Passengers Missile Rocket  Gun
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Mohican    1000           6      9      60 1000
Blackhawk  2000          20      0      60 2000
GAV        2000           -      0     300
On Foot                   -      9          200

Weapons:

Weapon             Damage
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Mohican/Blackhawke ......
Chain Gun               5
Hydra Rocket           25
Hellfire missile      100

On Foot .................
MR9                     5
Hydra missile          25
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Source: SNES manual

Be methodical in the on foot missions. Shoot barrels and missile racks for hidden power-ups. You can shoot the box-shaped turrets from outside their range.

The game has 8 campaigns.

According to ChatGPT 5-thinking, Urban Strike has been reviewed as the easiest of the series.

Genesis > SNES version - I compared this version to the SNES one on MiSTer.
The frame rate on Genesis seems rock solid, but on the SNES there seem to be frame spikes quite often.
The control scheme on SNES is similar to the 6-button Genesis controls, and doesn't seem to use the shoulder buttons for strafing, which is disappointing.
I think the Genesis version is superior.

On Foot Missions Suck - The Desert Strike gameplay works as great as in the previous games, but then they added long on foot missions. The isometric levels look a bit rough and unpolished, your character tends to get stuck on walls, and the difficulty is higher than the chopper missions, making this the most frustrating part of the game. At least you get infinite continues in the on foot section (they knew).

H. R. Malone:

FRIENDS...IT IS TIME TO TAKE BACK AMERICA! WITH OUR VOLUNTEER ANGEL PATROLS, WE'LL RID THE STREETS OF CRIMINAL SCUM! TOGETHER, WE WILL CHANNEL OUR ENERGIES INTO SHOWING OUR SO-CALLED LEADERS HOW AMERICA OUGHT TO BE RUN!

Crowd:

MALONE ... MALONE ... MALONE ... !

The game takes place in 2001. H. R. Malone is a millionaire, who recruited millions of fanatic followers ever since he lost an election. He's bought land in all 50 states and Mexico to use as training camps for a paramilitary organization. Agent Ego is undercover in Malone's organization, but was assassinated using a car bomb.