IKARI WARRIORS

Basically this is a vertically scrolling shoot-em-up. Your character, or characters, (one or two players) have crashed landed and now must run the gauntlet. The view is from above and the graphics are nice.

The enemy, who attack in waves, are not very smart but numbers seem to overcome their stupidity (for example, they do not shoot you when you are beside or above them). Moving your character to the middle of the screen makes the computer move the screen down 1/3 the way to show more of what's above you.

A good technique which can be employed is to move till the screen shifts and then move back down to plan your attack. You start with a repeating type rifle that also shoots a grenade if you hold down the fire button. The bullets seem to have a life of only 1/3rd of the screen.

Watch for special areas that light up when destroyed, they give you more ammunition. Also don't forget to make use of the occasional tank that you may happen upon. Make sure you get out of it when it catches fire. Be prepared, this is a long game.