This game has certainly taken a long time in being converted to a micro: only about six years! But the classic, ancient arcade game even now might be found lurking in the furthest recess of a dingy arcade.

To the uninitiated, the game entails blasting kamikaze aliens and after every fourth and third waves increasing your firepower by docking ships.

Fast-moving action as you blast yet
another wave of aliens

There are five different aliens varying in speed and all but one lot follow a predictable pattern. Nevertheless, they are all quite difficult to hit and reach horrific speeds on level three.

Only one shot is allowed on screen at one time, so every shot counts and on high levels it is essential to hit your target otherwise you will find it crashing into you.

You will encounter two waves of each alien, each alien appearing in a wave of eight. The waves all have to be approached differently.

JR

Good old arcade blasting still has its appeal, but I suspect that it won't last long for most people. There aren't that many waves but what there is is pretty tough. I've always been a sucker for simple zapping games like this and this one in the Galaxian mould should provide me with some untaxing destruction.
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Htmlized by Dimitris Kiminas (30 September 2001)

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