Gun.Smoke

Gun.Smoke. I love arcade version of this game, and the NES version proves to be a worthwhile port of the title. The gameplay is very similar with a few added features. When I first heard about the added features I thought that it would ruin the gameplay, but it works out just fine.

In order to pass the level you need to collect the wanted poster for the boss of the stage. You can do this by finding it hidden in the stage or purchasing it from one of the townspeople.

Outside of purchasing the wanted sign from the townsfolk, you can also upgrade your gun with the money you collect throughout the level. You can get a shotgun, magnum, napalm bomb (which I have never used) and machine gun. 

There are different power-ups in this game that you didn't have before. Enemies drop money bags and bullets that you will need. You can also collect a temporary invincibility and bonus cash. You also find the normal items that make you move faster and shoot your bullets faster. But watch out for those skulls, they'll take away those power-ups.

All in all, I really do enjoy this game. To me it's simpler than the arcade version (which isn't a bad thing), but still really fun to play. You get tons of stages that somewhat follow the arcade levels, you can shoot all over the place, and at the end of each stage you get the classic bullet holes in the wanted signs. Too cool.