Classic Personal Computer (PC) Games

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  • Merchant Colony

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Impressions GAME PUBLISHER:Impressions Copyright 1991, Impressions A boring precursor to Impressions’ vastly improved High Seas Trader, Merchant Colony is an 18th century trading game that suffers from the same syndrome that characterizes all Impressions games of that period: long, tedious lists of statistics presented…

  • Basket Master

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Dinamic Multimedia GAME PUBLISHER:Dinamic Multimedia Copyright 1990, Dinamic Multimedia Basket Master is a simple one-on-one basketball game from premier Spanish developer Dinamic Multimedia. The focus is on pure, unadulterated action here: just choose one- or two-player game, and presto– you’ll be out on a…

  • Barbie Super Model

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Hi-tech Expressions GAME PUBLISHER:Hi-tech Expressions Copyright 1993, Hi-tech Expressions One of the very first games designed for young girls, Barbie Super Model is a fun game starring the world’s most recognizable doll. The objective is simple: help Barbie become the world’s best model. The…

  • Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Graeme Bayless & Brett Berry GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1990, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Although SSI’s Advanced Dungeons and Dragons games are critically acclaimed best-sellers, the fantasy context of the AD&D world tends to exclude many gamers. While we…

  • Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1992, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) A superior sequel to Countdown to Doomsday, Buck Rogers: Maxtrix Cubed is the second and last game in the promising series of RPGs based on the Buck Rogers comic…

  • Prisoner of Ice

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:I-Motion GAME PUBLISHER:Infogrames Copyright 1995, I-Motion Operation Polaris was going smoothly; the mysterious crates were safely stored under freezing temperatures in the hold. It looked as though the submarine was going to make it home for supper. Suddenly, a ship is spotted on radar.…

  • Gene Machine, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andy Blazdell GAME DEVELOPER:Divide by Zero GAME PUBLISHER:Vic Tokai Copyright 1996, Vic Tokai Divide by Zero more than redeem themselves after the horrendous Orion Conspiracy with this outstanding cartoon adventure that unfortunately got very limited worldwide distribution (probably due to the fact that the game was…

  • Skychase

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ralph Russell GAME DEVELOPER:Maxis GAME PUBLISHER:Brderbund Copyright 1990, Brderbund Skychase is a fun 2-player action game that plays like a cross between classic boardgame Battleship and arcade flight simulations. The controls are as easy as it gets: just press two keys to start white-knuckle dogfights between…

  • Viz

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Probe Entertainment GAME PUBLISHER:Virgin Interactive Copyright 1992, Virgin Interactive Viz is a funny, politically incorrect action game based on a popular British magazine of the same name. For the uninitiated, Viz is produced in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. According to the official website, Viz…

  • Ragnarok

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Norsehelm Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1992, Norsehelm Productions Ragnarok (or Valhalla as some might know it) is a Rogue– like game with an early Ultima logic (for the uninitiated, Rogue is an ASCII-based open-ended dungeon crawl that was very popular since the early 1980s).…

  • Super Huey

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Paul Norman GAME DEVELOPER:COSMI GAME PUBLISHER:COSMI Copyright 1988, COSMI One of COSMI’s best releases, Super Huey is a fun modern helicopter simulator that won a lot of praise from the Commodore 64 community when it was first released in 1985 for that computer. It was not…

  • Super Huey II

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Paul Norman GAME DEVELOPER:COSMI GAME PUBLISHER:COSMI Copyright 1988, COSMI The sequel to COSMI’s helicopter sim Super Huey is based on exactly the same engine, although it offers more varied and interesting missions. Instead of pure-vanilla explore, rescue and combat missions in the first game, Super Huey…

  • War Eagles

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Paul Norman GAME DEVELOPER:COSMI GAME PUBLISHER:COSMI Copyright 1989, COSMI Last and probably best in a short-lived line of low-budget flight sims from COSMI, War Eagles is a decent action-oriented sim set in World War 1. You can choose to play as either a British, or a…

  • Mayday Squad

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Subway Software GAME PUBLISHER:Tynesoft Copyright 1989, Tynesoft Mayday Squad is a fun CGA hostage rescue game similar to Mindscape’s classic Hostage but with more options and variety despite inferior graphics. The Red Legion has taken control of the Lutonian Embassy and issued 143 non-negotiable…

  • Beavis and Butthead in Virtual Stupidity

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Brian Babendererde & Brad Delaney GAME DEVELOPER:Viacom Newmedia GAME PUBLISHER:Viacom Newmedia Copyright 1996, Viacom Newmedia GameSpot once again came through with a great (meaning I perfectly agree with) review of this highly underrated, “campy” adventure game: “Parents beware, the two relentlessly infantile voices of a lost…

  • Beverly Hills Cop

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Tynesoft GAME PUBLISHER:Tynesoft Copyright 1990, Tynesoft Beverly Hills Cop is an adequate action game based on the hit Paramount movie of the same name that launched Eddie Murphy to stardom. The plot is simple: as member of the Los Angeles police force, your job…

  • Corporation

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Synthetic Dimensions GAME PUBLISHER:Core Design Copyright 1991, Core Design Corporation is an interesting first-person action/RPG cyberpunk game that is largely overlooked. The plot is typical cyberpunk setting: in the 21st century, the Universal Cybernetics Corporation is secretly developing a mutant robot for military purposes.…

  • Arctic Fox

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Damon Slye GAME DEVELOPER:Dynamix GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1986, Dynamix One of the true pioneers of real-time, first-person shooter (FPS) genre, Arctic Fox is a fun game that is also notable for being one of Damon Slye (Aces of Pacific)’s first designs at Dynamix. There’s even…

  • Games Factory, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Francois Lionet & Yves Lamoureux GAME DEVELOPER:Clickteam GAME PUBLISHER:Europress Copyright 1996, Clickteam Here’s very accurate description of this amazing game creation program from Europress’ website: “Blazing a completely new trail into the realms of computer creativity, The Games Factory is the latest thoroughbred from the stable…

  • Decision at Gettysburg

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jeffrey Wickersham GAME DEVELOPER:TigLon Software GAME PUBLISHER:TigLon Software Copyright 1990, TigLon Software Decision at Gettysburg is an awful wargame that deserves mention only as the first VGA graphics wargame ever made. This operational simulation of the Gettysburg Campaign suffers from the lack of a friendly user…

  • Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ken Jordan GAME DEVELOPER:SEGA GAME PUBLISHER:SEGA Copyright 1984, SEGA Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom is a simple but fun CGA shooter based on SEGA’s arcade game of the same name. It’s probably best described as Zaxxon from a first-person perspective as opposed to isometric. Gameplay is…

  • Shadowcaster

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Brian Raffel & Steve Raffel GAME DEVELOPER:Raven Software GAME PUBLISHER:Origin Systems Copyright 1993, Origin Systems Shadowcaster is one of the most unique and addictive action/RPGs ever made, although it sadly never got the attention it deserves from the gaming public who were too focused on id’s…

  • Many Faces of Go, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Fotland GAME DEVELOPER:Ishi Press International GAME PUBLISHER:Ishi Press International Copyright 1992, Ishi Press International Probably the best Go game for beginners on the market, The Many Faces of Go is a great computer version of the popular Japanese board game that is simple to learn,…

  • Lost Vikings, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ronald Millar GAME DEVELOPER:Silicon & Synapse GAME PUBLISHER:Interplay Copyright 1992, Blizzard Entertainment The Lost Vikings is one of the most charming and unique puzzle games you’ll ever come across, despite some console-style quirks. Three stalwart Vikings are accidentally sucked into an alien spaceship during one of…

  • Road from Sumter to Appomattox 2, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Frank Hunter GAME DEVELOPER:Adanac GAME PUBLISHER:Adanac Copyright 1995, Adanac The Road from Sumter to Appomattox, released in 1993, is an ambitious simulation of the American Civil War — from start to finish. The initial responses were less than overwhelming, with mediocre graphics and bugs that made…

  • Santa Paravia and Fumaccio

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Hal McCrery GAME DEVELOPER:StarSoft Development GAME PUBLISHER:Keypunch Copyright 1988, Keypunch Probably one of Keypunch’s best releases, Santa Paravia and Fumaccio is a fun empire management game with a strong emphasis on economics. Up to 8 players compete against each other in a bid to become the…

  • Falcon AT

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Spectrum Holobyte GAME PUBLISHER:Spectrum Holobyte Copyright 1988, Spectrum Holobyte Essentially Falcon 2 but somehow marketed differently, Falcon AT is the second release in Spectrum Holobyte’s revolutionary hard-core flight sim Falcon series. Despite popular belief that Falcon 3.0 was THE dawn of modern flight sims,…

  • Home Alone

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Manley Associates GAME PUBLISHER:Capstone Copyright 1991, Capstone A fun platform game based on the hit movie of the same name, Home Alone casts you as 7-year-old Kevin who is left alone in the house as his parents absent-mindedly left for vacation. His immediate problem:…

  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Manley Associates GAME PUBLISHER:Capstone Copyright 1992, Capstone In this sequel to Home Alone Kevin McCallister has again lost his family, this time in New York City. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, as with the first game, is a faithful adaptation of the…

  • Into The Eagle’s Nest

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Pandora Software GAME PUBLISHER:Mindscape Copyright 1987, Mindscape Perhaps best described as Wolftenstein 3D from top-down perspective, Into The Eagle’s Nest is neither as addictive nor revolutionary as that id classic, although it embodies the same find-keys-to-unlock-doors puzzle element mixed with standard shoot-everything-in-sight gameplay that…

  • Omar Sharif on Bridge

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Oxford Softworks GAME PUBLISHER:Interplay Copyright 1991, Oxford Softworks Oxford Softworks and Interplay’s first bridge game, Omar Sharif on Bridge won endorsement by famous actor and world-class bridge player Omar Sharif, and for good reason. The game is an excellent full-featured bridge game, with excellent…

  • Operation Wolf

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Taito GAME PUBLISHER:Taito Copyright 1989, Taito One of the better conversions of Taito’s arcade games, Operation Wolf, like its arcade counterpart, is a furious first-person shooter that goes beyond a typical 3D target practice with fluid animations, a wide variety of enemies, and fun…

  • Die Hard

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Dynamix GAME PUBLISHER:Activision Copyright 1989, Dynamix Die Hard is a fun first-person shooter from Dynamix that broke new grounds in several ways, although they apparently not enough to attract most gamers’ attention. The game is based on the hit movie of the same name…

  • Die Hard 2: Die Harder

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Grand Slam GAME PUBLISHER:Grand Slam Copyright 1992, Grand Slam Die Hard 2: Die Harder is an okay shooter from Grandslam based on the hit movie of the same name. The game is essentially 3D target practice: you shoot the baddies from a first-person perspective,…

  • Rad Warrior

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Palace Software GAME PUBLISHER:Epyx Copyright 1987, Epyx Rad Warrior is an early Palace Software (Barbarian) release that sets itself apart from other platform titles of the same period with puzzle elements and fluid animation. Despite 4-color CGA graphics, Rad Warrior takes full advantage of…

  • Lords of Conquest

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ted Schmeckpepper GAME DEVELOPER:Electronic Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1986, Ted Schmeckpepper A classic wargame, Lords of Conquest is an abstract simulation that is easy to learn and play. The game is based on a little-known board wargame of the same name, and fortunately is a…

  • Call to Arms

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Mike Falkner GAME DEVELOPER:Sirius Software GAME PUBLISHER:Sirius Software Copyright 1982, Sirius Software One of the first abstract wargames ever made, Call to Arms is unfortunately not among the best, although it is by no means a bad game. There are only 2 maps to choose from:…

  • Winnie The Pooh in Hundred Acres Wood

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Al Lowe GAME DEVELOPER:Sierra On-Line GAME PUBLISHER:Disney Copyright 1985, Sierra On-Line Second in Sierra’s short-lived series of edutainment games based on Disney’s cartoon characters, Winnie The Pooh in Hundred Acres Wood is a fun adventure for kids that allow them to interact with their favorite Pooh…

  • Tunnels of Armageddon

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:California Dreams GAME PUBLISHER:California Dreams Copyright 1989, California Dreams Tunnels of Armageddon is a fun futuristic racing game with a twist: instead of racing headlone on predetermined tracks, your goal is to collect various objects inside the tunnel by knocking them off the walls.…

  • Sundog: Frozen Legacy

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Bruce Webster & Wayne Holder GAME DEVELOPER:FTL Software GAME PUBLISHER:FTL Software Copyright 1985, FTL Software Arguably the best Atari ST game ever made, Sundog: Frozen Legacy is also one of the best sci-fi RPGs ever, period. It isn’t a strategy game, or a space combat game,…

  • Batman Returns

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Konami GAME PUBLISHER:Konami Copyright 1992, Konami A very disappointing adaptation of the blockbuster movie license, Batman Returns is a hodge-podge of elements from adventure, action, and role-playing genres, the whole of which is much less than sum of its parts. The plot loosely (make…

  • GBA Championship Basketball

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ed Ringler GAME DEVELOPER:Gamestar GAME PUBLISHER:Mindscape Copyright 1986, Gamestar One of the first games by master sports game designer Ed Ringler, GFL Championship Basketball is a fun arcade-style basketball game that is notable for being one of the first sports games of any kind that offers…

  • Hunt for The Red October, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Steven Green GAME DEVELOPER:Grand Slam GAME PUBLISHER:Software Toolworks Copyright 1992, Software Toolworks A fun action game based on the hit movie of the same name, Hunt for The Red October casts you as Jack Ryan, the CIA officer in the movie who suspects that the USSR…

  • Space Federation

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Interplay GAME PUBLISHER:Interplay Copyright 1994, Interplay Space Federation (or Star Reach as it is known in the U.S.) is fun action/strategy space opera that tries to combine the furious action elements of Star Control and solid AI of Master of Orion but ends up…

  • Sport Adventure

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Knowledge Adventure GAME PUBLISHER:Knowledge Adventure Copyright 1991, Knowledge Adventure Based on the same engine as Knowledge Adventure its first release, Knowledge Adventure (the company)’s Sport Adventure is a solid database of sport factoids and trivia, complete with hundreds of photos, intuitive interface, and timeline.…

  • Quadralien

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ian Downend & Paul Carruthers GAME DEVELOPER:Logotron GAME PUBLISHER:Astral Copyright 1988, Astral Quadralien is a very unique action/puzzle hybrid that combines robotic programming with dexterity. The plot is an interesting sci-fi meltdown scenario: Astra, the last and largest of mankind’s fission reactors is rapidly breaking down…

  • Snooper Troops Case 1

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Patricia Relf & Deborah Kovacs GAME DEVELOPER:Tom Snyder Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Spinnaker Copyright 1982, Spinnaker One of the world’s first detective games for kids, Snooper Troops is a great edutainment title that truly stands the test of time. First in a short-lived series from Tom Snyder /…

  • Renegade

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Taito GAME PUBLISHER:Taito Copyright 1988, Taito An okay conversion of Taito’s lesser-known arcade game of the same name. There is not much more I can say about Renegade— the game will be familiar to anyone who has spent numerous quarters on Double Dragon or…

  • In Search of The Most Amazing Thing

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Tom Snyder Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Spinnaker Copyright 1983, Spinnaker In Search of The Most Amazing Thing is a great adventure/action/strategy hybrid for the whole family that remains this day, almost two decades after its release, as one the most innovative games of its kind. The…

  • Contra

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Konami GAME PUBLISHER:Konami Copyright 1989, Konami A good PC conversion of Konami’s hit arcade game of the same name, Contra is a Vietnam war platform game that features Rambo-style one-man commando against seeming the entire planet’s enemy population, complete with colorful explosions, varied enemy…