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171: 143:, but there is an additional vertical element as the boat moves up and down with the large ocean waves that scroll beneath it. The direction and speed of the waves vary per level. Some reviewers found that the movement of the waves added an interesting twist, while others called it too similar to other fixed shooters like 32: 439: 239:, gave the game a 9 out of 10: "By adding a few novel details to the basic invasion game genre, designer Rodney McAuley has produced something rather special". 547: 527: 382: 422: 260: 264:, asked "How long does Sirius, or any software company for that matter, think the gaming public wants to play silly rehashes of 229:
magazine wrote: "Sirius has succeeded where others have failed in working new wrinkles into the slide-and-shoot format." The
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Completing a round by destroying all attackers awards 50 points for each PT boat remaining.
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missiles, and bomb-dropping jets. The helicopters take the place of the flagships in
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The core enemies are planes grouped in a formation, similar to
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on the high seas." Reviewing the Commodore 64 version,
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if you already own that game. Michael Blanchet, for
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Publisher(s)
Sirius Software
Designer(s)
Platform(s)
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Commodore 64
Genre(s)
Fixed shooter
Apple II
Sirius Software
Atari 8-bit computers
Commodore 64
fixed shooter
PT boat
Galaxian
Creative Computing

Galaxian
Exocet
Galaga
Moon Patrol
Ahoy!
Electronic Games
Antic
Galaxian
Electronic Fun with Computers & Games
Space Invaders

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