Alternative Games Called Swoop
| Genre: | Space Invaders |
| Publisher: | Micro Power |
| Cover Art Language: | English |
| Machine Compatibility: | Acorn Electron |
| Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
| Available For: | Acorn Electron, BBC Model B & Commodore 64 |
| Compatible Emulators: | Elkulator 1.0 (PC (Windows)) |
| Original Release Date: | 5th May 1984 |
| Original Release Price: | £7.99 |
| Market Valuation: | £3.44 (How Is This Calculated?) |
| Item Weight: | 64g |
| Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Black |
| Author(s): | David Elliot |
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Cassette
Swoop
A&B Computing
1st July 1984
Great value... The birdmen flap their wings realistically, and the smoothness have to be seen to be appreciated. Read Review
Electron User
1st December 1983
Fast and furious, it needs skill and good reactions to avoid the swarms that come at you as the game progresses. Read Review
Games Computing
1st August 1984
Fun to play but it quickly wears thin. The graphics are fine as far as the limit of the game allows and the Electron is given some nice swooping sounds to test out its speaker. Read Review
Full Instructions
Introduction
The objective in Swoop is to rid the space lanes of the homing, swooping Birdmen. They come in eight phases, each more difficult than the previous one. In the most difficult you have to combat two birds at once, with a total of eight missiles raining down on your laserbase.
If a Birdman gets past you, he lays an explosive egg on your laserbase track, thus restricting the room to manoeuvre. All is not lost as this disintegrates after a while.
You can select the level of difficulty at the options menu.
The Mission
Select:
| A | Slow-moving formation with standard-speed Birdmen. |
| B | Slow-moving formation with fast-moving Birdmen. |
| C | Fast-moving formation with standard-speed Birdmen. |
| D | Fast-moving formation with fast-moving Birdmen. |
Game Controls
Z - Left, X - Right, SHIFT - Fire
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 | A digital version of Swoop suitable for Elkulator 1.0 (PC (Windows)) |
 | A digital version of Swoop suitable for Elkulator 1.0 (PC (Windows)) |
 | A digital version of Swoop suitable for Elkulator 1.0 (PC (Windows)) |
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