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This remake of an arcade game first made in 1982 by SEGA/Gremlin has been made for the Retro Remakes Competition 2008. A fixed-screen, overhead shoot 'em up featuring a controllable ship with thrust and free rotation capabilities, similar to its predecessor Space Fury (and ultimately to Asteroids/Spacewar!). You control a spaceship and your mission is to liberate nine cities which have been conquered by evil aliens. Fight off three attack waves of defending enemy ships and moboids and fire through rotating rings at the alien to gain extra ships. Each of these mechanical antagonists (some male, some female) will taunt you in its synthesized voice as you approach its captured city. Once there, you must power through three waves of defense, consisting of drones and fighters - some enemies may be shielded, requiring multiple laser blasts to take out. Down the screen travel the indestructible Moboids, which come in three flavors (one sends ships into an uncontrollable spin, another bounces them away, and another destroys them on contact); the playfield doesn't wrap around, and bumping into the surrounding force-field will kick your ship back. Once the defenses are repelled, you will arrive at the city itself, where you'll face off against its robot conqueror, surrounded by concentric, rotating shields (a-la Star Castle). The robot will lob energy blasts at you as it tries to escape; if you manage to sneak a shot through the openings in its shields, your award is an extra life. The original game has 8 levels (cities) but this remake has 9 levels. When (if) you reach level 9 it will repeat indefinitely once you beat it, but it will take lots of skill to get there. Basically: If it moves - shoot it; If it doesn't move - shoot it anyway. When you get a highscore you can upload it to an online server and see your score compared to other players scores. Allow the game to access the net or it could lock up when trying to upload your score. Remember to set you name first. |
