I can’t even recall why this game is no longer in my collection. I must have, at some point during my climb from Playstation 1 to Playstation 2, traded it in along with a heap of others to help get some extra gaming funds. The young fool I was…the young, dumb, blind-as-a-barrel fool.
Of Trap Gunner, what I remember the most is that it was a hoot to play. Not the storyline, not the characters, not the graphics–just that it was a party every time. The premise revolved around your character and another character running around a battlefield, and as you went you planted all different types of traps to snare them in and drain their life-bar. You could use bombs, pitfalls, gas, mines, and force panels. Some worked well on their own, others had to be used in conjunction with other traps to really seal the deal.
Here’s a great example of something I’d do every round in Trap Gunner, no matter the stage:
1. Plant a force panel
2. Directly across from the force panel plant a pitfall
3. Next to the pitfall plant a switch detonator
4. Lure my opponent over to the force panel
5. Enjoy the domino effect
The best part is that traps you plant can’t be seen by your opponent (and vice versa), making running around a bit nerve-wrecking. You might not want to go up those stairs…so you can drop into a sneak mode to sniff out enemy traps.
There was a single player mode, as well as a two player split-screen if I recall correctly. The story mode did little, but open up new levels and secret characters. All in all, Trap Gunner was a fun mix of action and strategy, and is most certainly a game I miss from time to time.
Check out the anime-like intro as well:
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I know how you feel about missing this kick ass game, I still have a copy of it and when I was cleaning out my closet i found my stash of Playstation games and playstation consoles (both compact and large).
Figured I’d go down my childhood memories by playing those great games again, hell even my brother sat down and played me again in that game…
Shame they don’t recreate these kickass games for the new generations growing up.
good times… good times
dude, i miss this game so much. I remember playing this game with my older cousin, although i didn’t know how to play at the age i was at,but it was, still, the best video game ever. I can’t find it anywhere,and i regret to say that i’ve seen it at a book store and decided not to buy it. i thought i would be able to find it sooner or later. my other cousin stole my cousin’s playstation games and retrieved this game. i played it at her house and remembered almost everything. But now, the game is scratched up and unplayable. my favorite character is tenrou ugetsu, and is still one of the coolest characters in gaming, in my book, along with tomba. nobody even knows of this game and i really do wish they could re-create this game. i just thought i could speak for this game because it is one of my all time favorites. hopefully they re-create this game! laters.