Cabal

Video Cabal

Cabal is a arcade video game developed and published by TAD Corporation in 1988. It's a shooter game.

It features the simultaneous use of a third-person soldier perspective and a crosshair, set against a fixed three-dimensional view.

The game consists of a static screen where the player must destroy enemy positions to progress through the levels (there are 5 levels, each made up of 4 screens).

Throughout the game, you encounter numerous enemies, ranging from soldiers and tanks to trucks, aircraft, and helicopters.

A bar at the bottom of the screen indicates how many enemies must be defeated to advance to the next level. At the end of each level, there is a boss that must be destroyed.

Power-ups, grenades, and two types of machine guns are available to enhance your firepower.

You start with 3 lives; one life is lost each time you are hit.

It is perfectly emulated by MAME.

Technical Specifications

Component Technical Detail
Developer TAD Corporation
Publisher TAD Corporation
Country Japan
Year 1988
Genre Shooter
CPU Motorola MC68000 10.000000 MHz - Zilog Z80 3.579545 MHz
Screen Orientation Horizontal
Video Resolution 256x224 pixels
Refresh Rate 60Hz
Palette Colours 1024
Sound Speaker - YM2151 OPM 3.579545 MHz - 2 x OKI MSM5205 ADPCM 375.000 kHz - 1 Channel
Memory Roms
Players 1 - 2
Controls Trackball or Joystick (depending on version)
Buttons 2

Rating

Graphics 4.5 / 5
Sound 4.5 / 5
Longevity 5.0 / 5
Playability 4.5 / 5
Average
4.6

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