SWIV
Aliases  SilkWorm In Vertical
Silkworm IV
Special Weapons Interdiction Vehicle
Release Date  1991
Original Publisher  Storm Software [2] (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 128K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up
Max. Players  2 (Simultaneous)
Original Price  £10.99
Disk Price  £14.99
Features  AY Sound, AY Speech, Multi-loader in 128K mode, Multi-loader in 48K mode
Controls  Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick
Inspirations  Silkworm (Arcade coin-op) from Tecmo Ltd (Japan)
Other Platforms  Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX
Average mag. score  88.00% (4 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  81.9% (38 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Dro Soft (Spain)(1991)
     #2 - Kixx (UK)(1991)
     * Release price: £3.99

Authors/Contributors
     Ken Murfitt (UK)at Random Access - ?
     Tahir Rashid (UK)at Random Access - ?
     Steve Snake (UK)at Random Access - ?
     Sound Images (UK) - ?

Review Awards
     "Sinclair User Gold"at Sinclair Userissue #112 - 1991/Junpage 26
     "Sinclair User Best Budget"at Sinclair Userissue #131 - 1993/Janpage 36
     "Your Sinclair Megagame"at Your Sinclairissue #65 - 1991/Maypage 14

Easter Eggs
     Keep pressing keys S and W while program is loading, then press ENTER to hear a speech sample from movie "Aliens". The Aliens logo will also appear in the high score table.

Remarks
     SWIV is not an official sequel, as noted by ex-Sales Curve producer Dan Marchant: "SWIV wasn't really a sequel to Silkworm, but it was certainly inspired by it and several other shoot-'em-ups that we had played and loved."

Series "Silkworm"
     1. Silkworm(1989)by Virgin Games Ltd (UK)
     2. SWIV(1991)by Storm Software [2] (UK)

Compilations
     Demo version inCrash issue 84: Presents 20(1991/Jan)by Magazine Crash - covertape from issue v.1 #84 - 1991/Jan
     Demo version inMicroHobby issue 208: Tape 35(1991/Mar)by Magazine MicroHobby - covertape from issue #208 - 1991/Mar
     Full version inMAX(1991)by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
SWIV.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128K(???)English
 SWIV.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128K(Unspecified custom loader)English
 SWIV(DroSoft).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 128K(Unspecified custom loader)English
 SWIV(Kixx).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 128K(Unspecified custom loader)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     SWIV.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     SWIV.gif4,391OriginalRunning screen
     SWIV_Front.jpg238,096OriginalInlay - Front
     SWIV_Back.jpg319,744OriginalInlay - Back
     SWIV.ay.zip3,887OriginalRipped in-game/theme music in AY format
     SWIV.txt3,152OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     SWIV(MULTI-LANG).pdf241,866OriginalInstructionsMulti-language: English, French, German, Italian
     SWIV.png288,996OriginalGame map
     SWIV_Poster.jpg1,085,544OriginalPoster
     SWIV.jpg223,518OriginalAdvertisement
     swiv.zip0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Daren (with rollback)
     SWIV (1991)(Storm Software).pok183OriginalPOK pokes file
     SWIV(DroSoft)_Front.jpg576,313#1Inlay - Front
     SWIV(DroSoft)_Back.jpg376,913#1Inlay - Back
     SWIV(DroSoft).pdf11,732#1InstructionsSpanish
     SWIV(DroSoft).jpg324,131#1Advertisement
     SWIV(Kixx).jpg773,017#2Inlay - Front
     SWIV(Kixx)_Back.jpg214,165#2Inlay - Back

Magazine Reviews
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #40-1991/Janpage 42- Review - not a Spectrum article
     BiTissue #5-1992/Febpage 33- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #87-1991/Aprpage 50- Review: 83%
     MicroHobbyissue #208-1991/Marpage 28- Review - Nuevo
     Sinclair Userissue #112-1991/Junpage 26- Review: 94%
     Sinclair Userissue #131-1993/Janpage 36- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #133-1993/Marpage 19- Review - SUper Game Guide: 85%
     Your Sinclairissue #65-1991/Maypage 14- Review: 90%
     ZX Magazínissue 1994/Mar special "1994/03-1994/04"page 6- Review

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #50-1991/Novpage 48- Feature - ACE Benchmarks
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #51-1991/Dec supplement "TNT 2"page 8- Tips - The Classic Tricks'n'Tactics Supplement
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #102-1990/Maypage 108- Preview - ref. "Silkworm IV"
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #115-1991/Junpage 63- Tips
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #116-1991/Julpage 66- Tips - player's guide
     Crashissue v.1 #78-1990/Julpage 20- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #83-1990/Decpage 15- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #84-1991/Janpage 5- CoverGame
     Crashissue v.1 #92-1991/Seppage 43- Tips
     FIFOissue #13-1992/Aprpage 29- News/Note
     MicroHobbyissue #207-1991/Febpage 16- Preview - Premiere
     Sinclair Userissue #113-1991/Julpage 17- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #119-1992/Janpage 15- Tips
     The Games Machineissue #32-1990/Julpage 9- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #61-1991/Janpage 105- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #67-1991/Julpage 32- Tips
     Your Sinclairissue #68-1991/Augpage 31- Solution

Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #40-1991/Janpage 17- Full-page ad
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #41-1991/Febpage 76- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #110-1991/Janpage 69- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #111-1991/Febpage 20- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #85-1991/Febpage 7- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #86-1991/Marpage 2- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #87-1991/Aprpage 2- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #62-1991/Febpage 9- Full-page ad

Related Magazine Reviews
     Your Sinclairissue #71-1991/Novpage 67- Review: 91% (MAX)

Related Magazine References
     MicroHobbyissue #208-1991/Marpage 15- CoverGame - MH Seleccion (MicroHobby issue 208: Tape 35)
     MicroHobbyissue #208-1991/Marpage 16- CoverGame - MH Seleccion (MicroHobby issue 208: Tape 35)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #50-1991/Novpage 9- Advert (MAX)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #120-1991/Novpage 88- Advert (MAX)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #121-1991/Decpage 11- Advert (MAX)

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