Unremarkable fistful of shoot-'em-ups that require patience rather than skill. Apparently I've to tackle an oncoming onslaught of alien craft single handed, the rest of the planet having evidently gone to lunch. Sound familiar?

Space Swarm is rather unconventional in that although it offers five different screens you don't have to clear any of them to make any progress. But this is a rather pointless twist. All the attack waves terminate after a set time regardless of how you're doing. Consequently there's no real challenge or point to the game.

Visually it's okay with the likes of the Galags and Sky Skaters being colourfully rendered, but the sound is a little coarse. I played it with indifference. Not so much hopeless as half-baked, I'd say.