Due to a lack of food, a top secret project was undertaken by the four Earth-Lords. The project
was a massive space station on which huge quantities of food were produced efficiently and quickly.
The last shipment of food failed to arrive and all has gone silent on the space station.
On arrival, you find the station in the hands of aliens. In the lower part of the screen, there
is a status panel showing your oxygen level, score, number of lives and any weapons carried and the
upper part shows the space station and its occupants. At the start of the game you will find
cylinders that contain other weapons. The other weapons are accessed by smashing the cylinder
with your arm and collecting the contents which will drift up towards the top of the screen.
There are five weapons that you can collect: extra long arm (so you can kill your enemies at a
greater distance), a smart bomb, a weapon that lets you shoot upwards (which is very useful on
later levels), a pair of boots that stop you from sliding and finally a limited invulnerability
to make life a little easier. Unfortunately, whenever you lose a life you also lose one of your
weapons.
The music on the title screen is excellent and the effects in the game are splendid too. Colour
is used to great effect and the graphics are well drawn. There are nice touches to the graphics
like the way you slide to a halt.
If you want a game with lots of aliens to kill and little thought then this is for you. In the
long term you may grow tired of it, but in the short term there's plenty of fun to be had
exploring the large space station.
First Day Target Score
40,000 points.
Second Opinion
It's an obvious derivative of games like Exolon, Gryzor and Green Beret, but competently put
together. The graphics are delightful in all departments, rivalling even Exolon's. The gameplay
can get frustrating, because there are times when you just can't help dying, but at least you
don't get sent back to the start.