Demon Attack

The Good
Another conversion made right. This arcade shooter conversion uses all new bells and whistles of 1984 PC. It means, if available, 320x200x16 colors graphics and 3-way sound on PCjr/Tandy. This made that game is looking (and sounding) closely to original arcade title and is much better than other CGA only arcade conversion of the time.

Regarding gameplay, nothing to object. Game is challenging, even bit hard, but 100% fair. Reaction to controller input is good, so it's really just about skill and to not make any error.

Another good point is that every new wave brings something slightly new. New enemy movement or shot type. It's not just "the same but more of it" like it was in Galaxian or Cosmic Crusader. This is refreshing.

The Bad
It's really overly simplistic game. There's not even main menu or high score table. It's just 'Press fire to start' and you're in action. If you're dead, only high score is remembered and again 'Press fire to start'. It gives me Atari 2600 vibes but on much stronger HW.

The Bottom Line
Very good space shooter. Ideal for evenings sessions on HTPC on big TV and with controller in hand. Again don't forget to setup your DOSBox / DOSBox-x to Tandy and enable Tandy sound as well for best experience.