Screaming Wings for the Atari 8-bit family

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Published on March 8, 2014 3:01:54 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZbDL6Ht3zM

Game:

Screaming Wings (1986)

Duration: 1:33

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Came also out for:

Amiga
Atari ST


Game description:

A top-down vertically scrolling shoot 'em up with a World War 2 feel resembling 1942. You pilot your aeroplane through 9 levels of forests, fields and oceans. You'll be facing hordes of enemy planes and their bullets, contact with which costs you one of your 3 lives. You can dart slightly off the screen to dodge bullets, similarly to SWIV. A number of power-ups are available, including a drone weapon which will shoot from the opposite position as you (for example, if you're 75% of the way across the screen, it will be 25% of the way across).


What I think:

Wow, I am wondering if Capcom sued Red Rat Software for this game? I mean it is SOOOOOOOOOO obvious that this a 1942 clone. o_O

Anyways, this is a clone done right. It is quite fun and quite challengingly hard.