Swarm
Swarm is a top-down space shooter, similar to asteroids. You fly a ship around collecting an fuel source called EZT (Endron Zymithium Trisistaline) for the corporation you're indentured to. There is an…
Swarm is an arcade developed by Reflexive Entertainment, released 1 March 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Swarm is
Swarm is an arcade game developed by Reflexive Entertainment and released in 1998. It was published by Cyberium Multi Media B.V.. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Swarm is set in the Praulac Nebula, which is inhabited by a strange insectoid race called the Clagnor. Negotiations between humans and the Clagnor have failed, leading to an all-out war between the two races. The story follows Rawl Mastesen, a prison convict given the task of fighting the Clagnor for a year. After this, if by any chance he survives, his name will be cleared unless he takes an offer for another year on the job for twice the pay.
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.
What it launched against
Swarm launched on 1 March 1998, within three weeks of Xenogears, 1080° Snowboarding and Battlezone.
Released around the same time: Xenogears, 1080° Snowboarding, Battlezone.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 3 videos →
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