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In Thunderhawk, you are in control of a space ship of the same name with which you must beat off Birdcraft as they relentlessly swarm towards you. As each of five attack waves hit you the game becomes increasingly quick and the Birdcraft more difficult to hit. The Birdcraft take different shapes and have different flight characteristics for each attack wave. If you manage to get through the attack waves your task is to destroy the command ship which has only one weak point.

One of the best features of this game is the clear, well-presented and very colourful graphics. Surprisingly few Spectrum games seem to make really effective use of the colour graphic capabilities of the machine, and in that respect it is refreshing to see a change from the normal run of things once in a while.

The controls are simple and the game is also Kempston joystick compatible. The graphics are clear and effective and the Birdships swoop in a realistic manner. Thunderhawk is basically another version of the old favourite Phoenix, but it is a highly effective, appealing and addictive implementation of the game.