Dead Angle
Dead Angle — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Dead Angle on?
- Dead Angle was released on Arcade, Sega Master System/Mark III.
- When did Dead Angle release?
- Dead Angle was first released on February 1, 1988.
About Dead Angle
Armed only with your trusty Tommy gun, you must exterminate all the main gangster families in order to reach the main kingpin so you can save your girl. Beware, they are waiting for you and will not go down without putting up a fight in this challenging shoot'em up.
Summary via IGDB.
Dead Angle on Wikipedia
Dead Angle, released in Japan as Lead Angle, is a 1988 shooting gallery video game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu and published by Tecmo for arcades. It is the follow-up to the company's mobster-themed Empire City: 1931. In Dead Angle, players take control of the game's protagonist, who must rescue his girlfriend from a mob boss. A port of the game was released by Sega for the Master System console. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in September 2024.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Developer
- Seibu Kaihatsu Inc.
- Publisher
- Seibu Kaihatsu Inc.
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Master System | 1989 | $22 | $45 | — | 3 reviews | Low (look-alike) |
Also released on: Arcade · Sega Master System/Mark III. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Master System · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-28
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $13 | $32 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about 5 times a year
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about once a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-28.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $9.99 in Jul 2009, $16.97 five years ago, and $22 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $5.73 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $10.00 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $12.98 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $19.99 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $14.99 | $9.00 |
| Jan 2015 | $8.50 | $23 |
| Jan 2016 | $18.50 | $19.92 |
| Jan 2017 | $9.99 | $19.94 |
| Jan 2018 | $12.76 | $22 |
| Jan 2019 | $22 | $33 |
| Jan 2020 | $19.95 | $38 |
| Jan 2021 | $22 | $42 |
| Jan 2022 | $19.84 | $44 |
| Jan 2023 | $23 | $44 |
| Jan 2024 | $17.82 | $45 |
| Jan 2025 | $22 | $50 |
| Jan 2026 | $20 | $39 |
| Oct 2026 | $22 | $45 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date |
|---|---|
| North America | November 1989 |
| Europe / PAL | January 1990 |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1989
- Authenticity
- Low
A shooting-gallery port that trims the arcade game down, and was already marked down for its scrolling at the time.
Dead Angle began as a 1988 mobster-themed arcade shooter from Seibu Kaihatsu, in which you rescue your girlfriend from a mob boss. Sega published the Master System port, which reached North America in November 1989 and Europe in January 1990.
The port leaves out several levels, including the whole Kansas stage, and Computer and Video Games faulted its jerky scrolling in its January 1990 issue.
What the press said at the time
| Sega Pro Issue 23 | September 1993 | 51% |
| Sega Pro Issue 24 | October 1993 | 51% |
| Sega Pro Issue 25 | November 1993 | 51% |
“A simple Op Wolf cloně. It adds nothing new to the genre and, therefore, becomes too boring very quickly. Give it a miss if you know whaťs good for you.”
“A simple Op Wolf cloně, It adds nothing new to the genre and, therefore, becomes too boring very quickly. Give it a miss if you know whaťs good for you.”
“A simple Op Wolf cloně. It adds nothing new to the genre and, therefore, becomes too boring very quickly. Give it a miss if you know whaťs qood for you.”
How the Sega Master System version differs
The Master System port drops the shotgun and grenades, and background objects can no longer be damaged.
Computer and Video Games later rated it 83% in its Complete Guide to Sega, calling it an Operation Wolf-style coin-op conversion.
Also on other platforms
Arcade
| Arcade | Seibu Kaihatsu |
- Arcade. Game Machine ranked the arcade game fifth among table arcade units in August 1988.
Before you buy
Buy the European cart if you are happy with it: it costs noticeably less than the US one, loose and complete. The US cart sits above the middle of the price range for US games. Check that the manual is there, since it is the part most often missing from a complete copy.
Dead Angle screenshots
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