Games Computing


Swoop

Publisher: Micro Power
Machine: Commodore 64

 
Published in Games Computing #11

Swoop (Micro Power)

This arcade game is a version of the familiar game of galaxians, where the player's laser base (found at the bottom of the screen) has the task of destroying the swooping Birdmen.

There are several layers of the three types of Birdmen arranged in rows and columns. Each of the three types of Birdmen homes in towards the Player's laser base at a different speed and angle. The swooping birdmen must be destroyed before they reach the bottom of the screen.

If a Birdman does reach the base of the screen, it will lay an explosive egg on the path of the laser base. The eggs, if avoided, then disintigrate after five seconds.

After clearing the first sheet an additional laser base is awarded and then a further one for every alternate screen that is cleared.

There are four levels of difficulty, each requiring the survival of eight sheets before the next level of difficulty is reached.