Shoot Away is a 1977 electro-mechanical light gun shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco.
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10 Facts About Shoot Away
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Shoot Away is a lightgun shooter arcade game that simulates the sport of skeet shooting.
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Development of Shoot Away was done by Sho Osugi, an engineer for Namco that worked on many of the company's driving games for arcades.
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Shoot Away was assisted by Kazunori Sawano, best known for his work on Namco's first major hit Galaxian.
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Shoot Away was one of Namco's first products exported outside Japan, helping establish intercontinental connections with other manufacturers.
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Shoot Away was one of Namco's first major arcade hits, and performed considerably well in the United States.
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Shoot Away remained a popular title in arcades well after its original release, with machines still being sold as late as 1986.
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In Japan, Shoot Away was the third highest-earning EM arcade game of 1977, and the sixth highest overall arcade game that year.
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Namco released CosmoSwat in 1984, which was a reskin of Shoot Away that featured a science fiction-motif and a video display on the gun holster stand.
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Shoot Away II is included as a minigame in Time Crisis II and Point Blank DS .
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