Frenetic

Moby ID: 32185

Description

The Earth has been under siege by evil aliens from the planet MOZONE for centuries. The planet can not be saved - it's time to find a new home for humanity. A heavily armed ship is sent ahead to scout for such a place - naturally, lots of MOZONE ships stand in the way.

Frenetic is a traditional vertically scrolling shoot'em'up. The action moves through eight levels, set both in space and on the ground (with such environments as a jungle planet and a water world). While most levels have a technological theme, some feature organic enemies and backgrounds, reminiscent of games like R-Type or Xenon 2. Going with tradition, each level has a huge end boss.

The player's ship can collect a variety of power-ups: lasers and missiles, shooting to the front, the back or the sides. Speed-ups and shields are also available. Power-ups are revealed by destroying certain enemies or special bonus capsules, and several are given to the player for free at the start of a level. The weapons can be upgraded by collecting the same power-up several times.

The game features a two-player mode, with two ships moving against the aliens at the same time.

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Critics

Average score: 65% (based on 14 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.8 out of 5 (based on 3 ratings with 1 reviews)

A good game worth playing

The Good
Graphics, animation, stable framerate, fantastic collision detection.

The Bad
No direct weapon upgrades other than drones.

The Bottom Line
An average difficulty, good looking game worth playing if you are into shoot'em ups of the 16bit era.

Atari ST · by trusteft (6) · 2024

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Game added by Terok Nor.

Game added January 16, 2008. Last modified February 22, 2023.