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<h2>Overview</h2><p>Bimini Run is a third-person naval combat game developed by <a href="/microsmiths-inc/3010-2104/" data-ref-id="3010-2104">Microsmiths</a> and published by <a href="/nuvision-entertainment/3010-3314/" data-ref-id="3010-3314">Nuvision</a> for the <a href="/genesis/3045-6/" data-ref-id="3045-6">Sega Genesis</a> on October 10, 1990.</p><p>The game is set in the sun drenched tropics, a place of romance and intrigue. As expert <a href="/motorboat/3055-4082/" data-ref-id="3055-4082">motorboat</a> driver and wealthy self-made adventurer <a href="//www.giantbomb.com/kenji-ohara/3005-13959/" data-ref-id="3005-13959">Kenji Ohara</a> and his friend Luka, players set out in Kenji's speedboat, "The Banshee", navigating a large <a href="/archipelago/3015-3755/" data-ref-id="3015-3755">archipelago</a> to rescue Kenji's twin sister, Kim Ohara, from the evil Dr. Orca and stop Dr. Orca's plans to take over the world with Behavior Altering Module (B.A.M.) Technology.</p><h2>Gameplay</h2><p>The game is played with a behind-the-back perspective of the speedboat. The game's six chapters alternate between pursuit and search-and-destroy missions.</p><p>Players face members of Orca's army, piloting attack boats and helicopters, and Bimini creatures, including, lurque, ganglia, fecksion, killer sharks, and phlytz. Players are able to defend themselves with a bazooka, mainly used to attack land based targets, and a gun. In addition to these enemies, players also need to avoid hazards such as sailboats, rocks, islands, reefs, poison clouds, and sand bars.</p><p>An overhead map provides the location of mission goals and assists in navigation. The speedboat's limited fuel acts as a timer to complete each chapter.</p>