Originating in the arcades, Side Arms is a horizontally scrolling shoot ‘em up in which you control Lieutenant Henry (a second player can control Sergeant Sanders in some versions), armed with crude weaponry and protective jump-suits. They must save the earth from the mercenary invaders of Bozon. You must first reach Bozon’s territories, then wipe out its forces hidden in caverns and lurking in underground seas, before destroying the main invasion ship. Lots of extra weapons can be picked up, often with similar tokens to those in 1943 and some other Capcom titles. Most weapons can be shot either to the left or the right, giving you more range to launch attacks.

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Side Arms Hyper Dyne DOS Level 2: Strawberry and Pow.<br>
These "Pows" upgrade weaponry. That would be useful if this version allowed you to have any sort of gameplay.

Side Arms Hyper Dyne Arcade Level 2: Entering dangerous territories.<br>
The spread bolts are released independently from the chosen weapon.

Side Arms Hyper Dyne Arcade Level 5: Tight.<br>
Armadas, missiles, jumping walkers, narrow passages really make difficult the player's gaming here.

Side Arms Hyper Dyne ZX Spectrum Level 4: Starting point.<br>
Centipedes and jumping soldiers.

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Alternate Titles

"SideArms" -- Alternate spelling
"サイドアーム" -- Japanese spelling

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More Like "Side Arms Deluxe".	TurboGrafx-16	Joel Mitchell (8)

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Critic Reviews

The Video Game Critic	TurboGrafx-16	Apr 03, 2004	B+	83
The Games Machine (UK)	Atari ST	Aug, 1988	72 out of 100	72
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	TurboGrafx-16	Sep, 1989	7.6 out of 12	63
ST Action	Atari ST	Sep, 1988	61 out of 100	61
Retro Archives	TurboGrafx-16	Oct 06, 2019	12 out of 20	60
The Games Machine (UK)	Commodore 64	Mar, 1988	59 out of 100	59
Zzap!	Amiga	Feb, 1989	53 out of 100	53
Commodore User	Amiga	Dec, 1988	52 out of 100	52
Retro Archives	Amiga	Oct 06, 2019	9.5 out of 20	48
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	ZX Spectrum	Apr, 1988	3.8 out of 12	32