Silk Worm
Silkworm is a classic horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up. The main difference between this game and many other side-scrolling shoot-em-ups is that you will be on land as well as in the air. The first player…
Silk Worm is an arcade developed by Tecmo, released 31 December 1988 on Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC and Arcade.
What Silk Worm is
Silk Worm is an arcade game developed by Tecmo and released in 1988. It was published by Sammy USA Corporation. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Silkworm is a classic horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up. The main difference between this game and many other side-scrolling shoot-em-ups is that you will be on land as well as in the air. The first player would play as a helicopter, but if a second player joins the game, they would play as a jeep. Both players would have to protect each other as well as themselves. After a certain number of kills, a "goose" helicopter would form on the screen. If the players managed to destroy it they would get a weapon's powerup. This would go on throughout the entire game, and a "goose" could appear even during the fight with the end-of-level baddie.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
What it launched against
Silk Worm launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
Official trailer
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