- Released
Aug 11, 1991
12,862 days ago- Platforms
- Genesis
- Arcade
- Amiga
- Amstrad CPC
- Atari ST/STE
- +2
- Ratings
Release dates
North America dates- Aug 11, 199112,862 days ago
- Genesis
About
Midnight Resistance is a side-scrolling action shooting game produced by Data East for the arcades in 1989. The game was ported by Data East to the Sega Mega Drive in 1990 and by Ocean Software to various home computer platforms during the same year. The game is set in a dystopian future where the player controls a member of a resistance movement who goes on a mission to rescue his kidnapped family from a mad scientist.
Trailers
Screenshots
How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 12 players- Main story
- 31 min
- Completionist
- 43 min
Reviews
Game info
- Released
- 1989 · see every game from that year
- Modes
- Single player · Co-operative
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- DECO Cassette System
- Multiplayer
- Couch co-op 2
Editions, DLC & expansions
Studios
Languages
1 languageEnglish
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| EnglishEnglish (US) | – | – |
Themes & tags
Story & names
In the arcade version, two nameless brothers are on a mission to rescue their family from an entity known as King Crimson.
In the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version, the main character is Johnny Ford who's a member of an operative group who shuts down drug cartels in South America. After completing his last mission, Johnny returned home only to find it in shambles, and he sees a note in which King Crimson kidnapped his entire family. The reason for the abduction is that Johnny's father, Malcolm Ford, was developing a serum which could help people break their addictions to all narcotics. Since the government is unable to help Johnny, he sets off on his own to rescue his family and destroy King Crimson's empire of evil for good.
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Also known as
- Middonaito RejisutansuJapanese title - romanization
Release dates by region
9 releases in 4 regions
north america
- Aug 11, 1991Genesis
europe
- 1990Commodore C64/128/MAX
- 1990Amiga
- 1990Amstrad CPC
- 1990ZX Spectrum
- 1990Atari ST/STE
brazil
- Sep 05, 1991Genesis
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Where to find it
Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.







