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Moby ID: 5960

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Critic Reviews add missing review

Average score: 88% (based on 8 ratings)

Player Reviews

Average score: 3.8 out of 5 (based on 27 ratings with 1 reviews)

A worthy conversion of a great game, later outclassed by similar titles

The Good
The theme music is among the most catchy ever, and the Amiga's sound hardware was ideal to recreate it. You could happy sit there listening to it without even playing the game.

I recommend playing it though. The level designs are intricate, with some great attack patterns and a variety of enemies to surprise you, all recreated in minute detail from the arcade. The look and feel is spot on.

This was a hugely innovative game, spawning a number of similar titles.

The Bad
Unfortunately, games like Project X and Disposable Hero contained better power-up systems, more balanced difficulty levels, and far prettier graphics, especially backgrounds.

The game style seems rather passé now, in an age where we're used to viewing action from the human perspective, and having control mechanisms to suit.

The Bottom Line
A sideways scrolling shoot 'em up featuring a variety of weapons, all manner of bad guys, and lots of fast thrilling action.

Amiga · by Martin Smith (81669) · 2004

Contributors to this Entry

Critic reviews added by Riemann80, Martin Smith, Tim Janssen, Terok Nor, Patrick Bregger, RetroArchives.fr.