Fiends
A single-screen space shoot'em up in which the player has to destroy aliens while saving some scientists. It was originally released as "Space Fiends" by Magnificent 7 in a compilation called "Liberator /…
Fiends is a shooter developed by Magnificent 7, released 10 June 1984 on Commodore 16 and Commodore Plus/4.
What Fiends is
Fiends is a shooter game developed by Magnificent 7 and released in 1984. It was published by Alternative Software. It is available on Commodore 16 and Commodore Plus/4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
On a research base, the geologists are being abducted while they work by aliens, and in this side view single screen shooter, it is your mission to destroy all the aliens while saving the scientists. You control a craft at the bottom of the screen, moving left or right, and you blast upwards to destroy various waves of aliens as they move around the screen dropping bombs. To save a scientist, you must shoot the alien that is holding him to save him. Other aliens appear on the surface and move across the screen and these need shooting as well because if you touch one or are hit by a bomb then you lose one of six lives.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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