The game is a vertical shoot 'em up in the style of Galaga and Phoenix, but with eight-way movement across the screen and parallax scrolling for the stars backgrounds. At the player's disposal to fight the approaching enemies, some of them made in pseudo-depth 2.5D graphics with scaled sprites, is a small space fighter capable of firing two types of projectiles: the unlimited but slow rockets and the fast laser shots that are limited by draining the ship's power. The power can be refilled, and the ship itself upgraded, through collecting the power-ups that appear after destroying certain enemies.
The game can be played by up to two players in alternating turns. Similar as in Gorf, it features several different types of waves (stages). For instance, one stage features space witches saddle-perched on either serpentlike Chinese dragons or Western-style winged dragons: the dragons must to be hit repeatedly in the weak point of their heads to be killed, after which the riders themselves can be shot for a score bonus.
Dyger was produced by Philko in 1989.
Philko released 7 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1988.
Other machines made by Philko during the time period Dyger was produced include Twin Falcons, Whizz, Xyonix, Atomic Point, Lock On, and Turtle Ship.
An air combat shooter.
Two players control a spaceship defending a city by shooting enemy spaceships throughout many different levels.
Success, the Dcon maker, released 7 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1989.
Other machines made by Success during the time period Dcon was produced include Cotton 2, Cotton Boomerang, Guardian Force, Psyvariar, Zooo, and Cotton.
In this shooter, the player controls a red propeller-driven airplane, flying over the city of Tokyo. He's able to shot and capture other red, smaller planes, which then will follow the player in formation. The player can choose between 3 formations: the first is able to shoot both air-to-air and air-to-ground projectiles, the second only air-to-air, the third only air-to-ground. During gameplay, the player should react accordingly to the threats and quickly decide which one of the 3 formation types is more adequate at one given moment.
Twin Eagle II puts you in command of a helicopter in the middle of urban warfare. After the first-and frankly mediocre-Twin Eagle, this new section provides two or three enhancements that make it a bit less undrinkable. But good ideas without proper implementation have never been successful ...
Your vehicle is equipped with two shots: a direct hit and a missile on the ground. These missiles on the ground are theirs alone sheer madness: they allow you to destroy everything on screen! You like to destroy buildings, trains passing by? Then you can give to their heart. Moreover, these missiles are the only way to destroy enemy ground. Your fire front can be customized by momentarily enough bonuses in the game, but always keep the same configuration, namely two parallel shots. And lastly, your helicopter has a special attack which is also rotating think Zero Gunner.
P-47 is a two-dimensional, scrolling shooter type of game. You play as the pilot of a P-47. Your mission is to basically destroy as many of the enemies as you possibly can. This means eliminating as many air and ground units as you can. You will be going through four missions (each being broken up into two parts) and at the end of each of these parts is an enemy boss for you to tangle with. Although you have unlimited ammunition, the enemy will make you pay for the invasion into their homeland. You will be able to accomplish this with various power-ups and also a second player (if they buy in). Your mission won't be easy but it is necessary so you can secure both the skies and ground for our troops.
Venom Strikes Back is a single player side scrolling, two dimensional, shoot-em-up. It is the third game to be based on the popular MASK comics, TV series, and books of the mid 1980's.
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Four months after Kal Wardin defeated the Volterites, President Folsom is assassinated and the beleaguered colonies surrender to the Volterite Protectorate.
Since then, Kal has been lying low, but a desperate plea from Yelena calls him back to save Earth and humankind…
• An epic storyline: Humanity finally returns to Earth after years of exile! Fight in 10 immersive levels across the galaxy, from a war-torn Earth to a frozen Volterite city.
• Multiple weapons and powers: Run, shoot, drive vehicles, and pilot a mech to defeat hordes of enemies.
• Join 12-player battles in 7 multiplayer modes (Capture the Point, Free-for-All, Capture the Flag, etc.) on 7 different maps.
• For the first time, multiple allies can jump inside the same vehicle and spread destruction on the battlefield.
Universal Soldier is a cancelled video game based on the 1992 movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. You control Van Damme's character, Luc Deveraux, as he turns against his platoon and attempts to bring down the corrupt government organization that created him.
Congo: The Secret of Zinj is an unreleased Super NES game based on the hit 1995 movie. The game was cancelled after a short development turnover and play tests indicating that the game was not good enough for release. Also contributing was the fact that the movie was a bit of a flop.
Choosing to move on with a new story rather than that of the Macross anime, the creators of Macross 2036 brought in the original character designer, Haruhiko Mikimoto, for this horizontal shoot 'em up. The game features extensive anime sequences between levels to recreate the feeling of the show, and these are well drawn although quite heavy in dialogue. The gameplay itself is nothing new - you have a primary weapon and optional secondary weapon that is extra powerful, and you have to mow down the Zentradi forces in your Valkyrie (which only gets to transform at specific points). Power-up pods increase your firepower a little each time, while hidden Minmay heads give extra lives.
P-47 Freedom Fighter is a side scrolling, single-player, keyboard controlled shooter where the player flies the P-47 against waves of planes and ground based installations. It is a freeware game inspired by the arcade game P47 Thunderbolt.