Black Tiger
- Genres
- Shooter Platform Role-playing (RPG) Arcade
- Platforms
- Wii · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Amiga · Amstrad CPC · ZX Spectrum · Arcade · Atari ST/STE
- Release
- Arcade Aug 1987 Exact Arcade 1987 Month only Amiga 1990 Month only Amstrad CPC 1990 Month only Atari ST/STE 1990 Month only Commodore C64/128/MAX 1990 Month only ZX Spectrum 1990 Month only Wii Dec 07, 2010 Wii Jan 21, 2011 Wii Jan 24, 2011
- Credits
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C
Capcom
UG
U.S. Gold
- Board status
- —
About
Black Tiger, known in Japan as Black Dragon, is a 1987 action game released for the arcades by Capcom. A barbarian hero jumps and fights his way through a variety of colourful, enemy-packed levels. The sprawling, eight-way scrolling, two-dimensional levels are packed with hidden bonuses to encourage and reward exploration. Though a percentage of these bonuses consist of dubious and often self-evident "advice", most come in the form of "Zenny coins", currency that allows the player to buy such items as an upgrade to their weapons and armour, keys for treasure chests, and anti-poisoning potions. Special items that reveal coins, upgraded armour, full vitality, extra lives, extra time, or simply bonus points may be found by attacking certain walls. The player's vitality bar will also increase up to three times as a reward for reaching score benchmarks.
