Hercules
In this side-scrolling bomber, you pilot the good ship Hercules, flying over
Land Rovers which are firing missiles at you. Your mission is to bomb all the
Land Rovers into oblivion so you can get on to the presumably easier part of
attacking a small town. Fortunately for the town, there is an endless line of
Land Rovers defending against your three ships. You’re never going to see that
town.
The Land Rovers are stationary and come five at a time, firing well-aimed
missiles. You maneuver your ship over them — up and down, slow and fast —
dropping just one bomb at a time. Your ship keeps cycling overhead until all
five Rovers are gone; misses only use up fuel, which is limited, counts for
points, and ticks downward more quickly with each round.
There’s no bonus ships, difficulty levels, armor, or power-ups: just four
arrow keys and three strikes until you’re out. True to the genre, the game
does give you an instruction screen and a score.
Hercules