Those attention-seeking Bitmaps struck out on the rocky road to stardom with this shoot-'em-up. In 1987 it was something of a bestseller but now it looks a tad dated.

You must make your way through a plethora of levels, changing between an airborne fighter and ground-based attack craft. If your budget doesn't stretch to Xenon 2, then you could do a lot worse than sharpen your joystick thrashing skills on this simple blaster.