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Guy Manly is a pirate who's got tired of fending for himself. Instead, he's joined the Council - a federation of pirates which can patch into a network to find ships to plunder.

You begin play as a new member of the Council docked at NEST51. Your first job is to prove yourself by entering a set of simulators; destroying enemy craft, blasting asteroids and passing through tollgates.

When the Council considers you ready, you can launch into space and attempt to rob a Spacetruck.

I really like this game. The whole thing is charged with an incredible amount of atmosphere, with the sensational graphics and wonderful sound keeping things really interesting.

Using the selection system actually feels as though you're accessing a large, complicated computer system and the raids give the sense of competing against a whole host of opponents - not only the people you're stealing from but other pirates!

All would-be future-crooks shouldn't miss out on this.

Things get off to a brilliant start in Cosmic Pirate with a very attractive opening sequence. And it doesn't stop there: the whole game is crammed with well-drawn and beautifully coloured graphics - from the vector-like simulators to the hard metallic Spacetrucks.

Zippo have obviously spent a great deal of time designing and implementing the presentation, which is almost seamless and incredibly atmospheric. The strategy is backed up by some super blasting action - just the thing for a piratical space game. Great stuff!

Presentation 90%
Well-designed menu system and very atmospheric details throughout.

Graphics 88%
Smooth scrolling, excellent sprites and very pretty intro screens.

Sound 90%
Hard and thunderous effects backed with some excellent music.

Hookability 85%
A little confusing at first, but great fun once you get into it.

Lastability 84%
Shoot-'em-up fans will want to keep boosting their pirate ratings and funds.

Overall 87%
An extremely playable and well-presented space game.