Silkworm is a classic horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up based on the 1988 Tecmo arcade game. The main difference between this game and many other side-scrolling shoot-em-ups is that you will be on land as well as in the air.

The first player would play as a helicopter, but if a second player joins the game, they would play as a jeep. Both players would have to protect each other as well as themselves. After a certain number of kills, a "goose" helicopter would form on the screen. If the players managed to destroy it they would get a weapon's powerup. This would go on throughout the entire game, and a "goose" could appear even during the fight with the end-of-level baddie.

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Silk Worm: Nintendo NES	NES	$1.15
	Silkworm
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Commodore Force	Commodore 64	Aug, 1993	90 out of 100	90
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Commodore 64	Apr, 1991	89 out of 100	89
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Amiga	Apr, 1991	88 out of 100	88
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	ZX Spectrum	Apr, 1991	88 out of 100	88
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Commodore 64	Aug, 1989	845 out of 1000	84
Power Play	Atari ST	Jun, 1989	75 out of 100	75
Power Play	Commodore 64	Aug, 1989	74 out of 100	74
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Amstrad CPC	Apr, 1991	69 out of 100	69
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	NES	Jan, 1990	6.25 out of 10	62
Power Play	Amstrad CPC	Aug, 1989	29 out of 100	29

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Trivia

Successor

After converting Silkworm to many home computers, Random Access created their own (unofficial) take on the game. This "sequel" is called S.W.I.V., and extended the game and its features. The title officially stood for "Special Weapons Interdiction Vehicle", but the developers later revealed/joked that it meant "IV (4) times better than SilkWorm".