Reviews

This is a so-so scrolling shooter in the Xevious mode. Although there are a few nice ideas it suffers a bit from an overly complex set-up; there are two basic screens one of which allows you to go on the offensive; attacking targets in the air and on the ground with missiles. The other is switched to automatically when threats get past the bottom of the screen and allows you to make a last ditch defence of your aircraft with a rapid firing cannon.

Ideally you want to stay on the offensive and avoid the defensive screen in order not to lose lives. However, that's easier said than done, and there are fast flying missiles that are particularly troublesome to deal with as well as tanks, aircraft and helicopters. This mixture also makes it alternate between a relatively slow tactical plod and a fast seat of the pants shooter, which sit rather uneasily together.

The graphics are fairly drab and functional, although the scrolling is smooth. Sound is a bit limited in game, but there's a nice rendition of Ride Of The Valkyries on the title screen.

It was a mildly interesting game at the time, coming a fair while before the likes of Light Force, but hasn't aged nearly as gracefully.

Bland and dated vertically-scrolling shoot-em-up with an unusual feature. You control a military aircraft on a bombing mission over enemy territory, and must defend yourself against AA missiles. When you must drop your bombs, the playing area shifts to a wider view of your surroundings, otherwise only your plane and the enemy missile are shown.

Graphics are bland and sparse even for 1984 standards, and the sound is pretty limited as well. The biggest fault, however, is that there is nothing enough to do here to hold the player's attention. Mediocre and unremarkable.

This game is rather good , engaging and entertaining , but its scroll is kinda weird and it doesn´t contribute to the joy at all ... if it wasn´t for the scroll and limited movements I´d rate this much higher !!

2,5 / 5 .

I don't understand a mucking thing of what's going on, I am destroyed every two seconds, and there are two flying modes, you start as a yellow "U" at the bottom of the screen and if a red missiles or military helicopters pass you by, your sprite finally turn into a military aircraft, and you must face them, and most probably die. Still I find it somehow addictive. It's a vertical shoot'em up, if it's not clear.
Oh, there's a nice beeper treament of The Ride of the Valkyries, also.

I kinda like this game but missiles move so fast it's hard to get a good shot at them. Plus you move quite slowly meaning by the time you reach a helicopter sitting on the other side you're dead. Certainly not a bad game, just not great either.