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Synopsis

1985 - Sega -

Here is a shoot them up as great as original. You lead a kind of soldier of the future armed with a rifle (laser, plasma, LCD ... we do not know too much) with unlimited ammunition. And ammunition, you will need to destroy your enemies, obstacles and bosses that prevent you from reaching the end of the 18 levels (on the arcade version). All this using the stick and the single button!

You control your character in back view, so fake 3D. You can run, fly take altitude, turn around. The speed is very high and although confusing enough to aim, the view is very quickly exhilarating. You shoot at a variety of enemies as varied as they are original. You can almost break everything, including the elements of the decor, however, some towers are indestructible and you will have to avoid them. It goes very, very fast and your reflexes will be put to the test.

2 bonus stages will allow you to breathe a little: you climb on the back of a kind of big caterpillar, or dragon (depending on your point of view) genre "story endless". By riding this big mount, you will have to destroy everything that stands (tree, bush, even the pylons do not resist it).

The graphics are superb, the animation is as fluid as it is fast and gives an impression of speed worthy of Outrun (released a year later). The sound effects are quite sketchy, but the musical theme is particularly successful, so much so that after a few parts, it is impossible to get rid of it. A masterpiece of playful video music.

Rarely imitated, never matched here is a title that looks like nothing else and to try if you don't know it.

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