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Tomahawk is the name of the plane you have to fly over land and sea, bombing enemy ships, tanks, bridges, roads and buildings.

The screen depicts the plane from above with the landscape scrolling below it. The objects on this are randomly scattered and vary from land to sea. Many fire missiles that home in towards the plane and must be spotted early to be avoided, though they are very difficult to see against the background at times. There are also runways at various places where extra points can be gained by flying low along them.

Your plane can be moved up and down (as well as left and right) and this is shown on the screen by the size of the plane changing. The gradual descent of a dropped bomb means that the timing has to be just right to hit an object. When flying at the higher two of the three flight levels the time for a bomb to descend means that luck is the major factor in scoring.

After a few attempts Tomahawk holds little challenge as it seems to go on without any specific goal in mind. Despite its relative cheapness at just a fiver, I cannot recommend this game.