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"Raid 2020" is an action-adventure video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1990, developed by Color Dreams. The game is set in a futuristic dystopian world where players assume the role of Shadow, an undercover narcotics agent on a mission to dismantle the drug empire of a notorious kingpin named Pitbull. The game presents a unique blend of gameplay styles, with levels incorporating side-scrolling shooter, driving, and even top-down shooting elements. Players must navigate through various urban environments, confronting Pitbull's henchmen and overcoming a range of obstacles to progress.

The game is infamous for its challenging gameplay and somewhat surreal design choices, typifying the era's experimental approach to game design by smaller, independent software companies. "Raid 2020" was one of the few games released by Color Dreams not to use their standard blue cartridge, as it was part of their attempt to diversify their library with the "Action 52" multicart. Despite its ambitions, the game has been critically lambasted for its poor controls, cryptic objectives, and frustrating level of difficulty, which made it notoriously difficult to play. Nevertheless, "Raid 2020" remains a curious artifact of the NES era, reflecting both the creative endeavors and the technical limitations faced by developers at the time.

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