C&VG


Sky Jaguar

Categories: Review: Software
Publisher: Konami
Machine: MSX

 
Published in Computer & Video Games #47

Sky Jaguar

It's time to defend our planet from the galactic baddies once more! Controlled by either joystick or keyboard, your task is to thwart them by using a fleet of Sky Jaguars, the ultimate in Earth's defence system.

Unless you have extremely nimble fingers, a joystick is probably the best bet for beating them off.

The background music seems familiar, and the screen scrolls smoothly downwards, revealing the various landscapes over which aerial battles are to be fought. Deserts, canyons, mountains, towns and the sea are well depicted, providing extra graphic interest.

Sky Jaguar

The invaders range from exotic to more exotic, as their modes of defence and attack do. While doing your thing for terra firma, an occasional POW will appear. This doesn't mean you've bought it, but it does mean that your firepower is doubled for the duration that it is visible on the screen.

Ingenuity is the word for nine different forces attacking, each with their particular mind-boggling tactics.

Sky Jaguar itself responds very fast to your control input - and just as well!

Sky Jaguar

There are also large floating enemy fortresses - the red control towers must be knocked out before any attack on the fortress itself is to be successful.

The speed of Sky Jaguar can be increased or decreased.

The right of the screen displays your score, high score, remaining Sky Jaguars and scene numbers.

Sky Jaguar is a compulsive and extremely addictive game.