Fire Barrel - Revision history

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JSAV2006STG(ABC): /* Loops */

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[[File: Firebarrel_logo.png|500px|center]]
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{{GameInfobox
|title = Fire Barrel
| bordercolor = black
| background = #f8f8f8
| image = Firebarrel_title_screen.png
| width = 256px;
| imagecaption = Title screen
| imagescalepx = 200px
| developer = [[Irem]]
| releasedate = '''Arcade:''' 1993
| previousgame = [[R-Type Leo]]
| nextgame = [[Kaitei Daisenso]] ''(In the Hunt)''
}}

'''Fire Barrel''' is a vertical scrolling shooter developed and published by Irem in 1993. It was released overseas under the name '''Air Assault'''.

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== Gameplay Overview ==
=== Controls ===
''Fire Barrel'' is a 2 button game with 8 stages. Finishing every stage will start the 2nd loop.
*'''A button:''' Fires the player's main weapon.
*'''B button:''' Releases a bomb which erases enemy bullets.

=== Items ===
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Weapon powerups max out at level 4. Excess items give a '''5,000 point''' bonus.
{| class="wikitable"
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| [[File:Firebarrel vulcan.png|50px]] || '''Infinite Vulcan''' Initial shot, gains more spread with power.
|-
| [[File:Firebarrel wing.png|50px]] || '''Wing Shot''' 3-way shot, gains more width with power.
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| [[File:Firebarrel laser.png|50px]] || '''Graviton Laser''' Forward firing laser, gains more strength with power.
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| [[File:Firebarrel grenade.png|50px]] || '''Multiway Grenade''' Multidirectional shot, gains more range with power.
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| [[File:Firebarrel missile.png|50px]] || '''Missile''' Set of high power missiles.
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| [[File:Firebarrel homing.png|50px]] || '''Homing''' Homing missiles.
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| [[File:Firebarrel bomb.png|50px]] || '''Bomb''' Adds a bomb to the player's stock, can hold up to 8 bombs.
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| [[File:Firebarrel medal.png|50px]] || '''Medal''' Score item, worth either '''1,000''' or '''3,000''' points.
|}

=== Extra Lives ===
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On default settings, extra lives are obtained at '''200,000 points''' and then every '''300,000 points'''.

=== Loops ===
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''Fire Barrel'' ends at the 3rd loop. The player retains all Power Ups.

=== Strategy ===
WIP

== Trivia ==

[[Category:Vertical orientation]] [[Category:Bomb mechanic]] [[Category: Medal mechanic]]

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 === Items ===
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-Weapon powerups max out at level 4. All the items except for the missiles and homing missiles give a '''5,000 point''' bonus.
+Weapon powerups max out at level 4. Excess items give a '''5,000 point''' bonus, with the exception of missile and homing items.
 {| class="wikitable"
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 | [[File:Firebarrel homing.png|50px]] || '''Homing''' <br/> Homing missiles.
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 | [[File:Firebarrel bomb.png|50px]] || '''Bomb''' <br/> Adds a bomb to the player's stock, can hold up to 10 bombs.

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 === Items ===
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-Weapon powerups max out at level 4. Excess items give a '''5,000 point''' bonus.
+Weapon powerups max out at level 4. All the items except for the missiles and homing missiles give a '''5,000 point''' bonus.
 {| class="wikitable"
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 | [[File:Firebarrel homing.png|50px]] || '''Homing''' <br/> Homing missiles.
 |-
-| [[File:Firebarrel bomb.png|50px]] || '''Bomb''' <br/> Adds a bomb to the player's stock, can hold up to 8 bombs.
+| [[File:Firebarrel bomb.png|50px]] || '''Bomb''' <br/> Adds a bomb to the player's stock, can hold up to 10 bombs.
 |-
 | [[File:Firebarrel medal.png|50px]] || '''Medal''' <br/> Score item, worth either '''1,000''' or '''3,000''' points.

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 === Strategy ===
 WIP
 == Trivia ==
 [[Category:Vertical orientation]] [[Category:Bomb mechanic]] [[Category: Medal mechanic]]

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 | imagescalepx = 200px
 | developer = [[Irem]]
 | releasedate = '''Arcade:''' 1993
 | previousgame = [[R-Type Leo]]

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 === Loops ===
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-''Fire Barrel'' ends at the 3rd loop. The player retains all Power Ups.
+''Fire Barrel'' ends at the 3rd loop. The player retains all Power Ups.  With lots of practice and strategies, a 3-ALL clear can be done on 1 credit.
 === Strategy ===