Ransack
Ransack is a side-view horizontally-scrolling shooter where the screens
scrolls constantly left to right as you control AL, a globular droid on a
revenge mission. The eight planets of the Ryvian System haven’t been paying
its share towards the Democratic Council of Planets and so ‘Ransack’ clause
has been invoked. After a council representative was eaten after being sent to
negotiate with the planets, a battle fleet has been planned to be sent. Due to
budget cuts though, a robot with a faulty stabiliser system has been sent to
bounce along all eight planets to destroy the residents.
As you bounce you must shoot or avoid the enemy ships while avoiding various
obstacles like spikes, and if you are hit then you lose part of your energy
which totals fifteen when full. If your energy reaches zero then you lose one
of four lives. Power-ups can be collected to help you and these include double
fire and bombs. After a planet has been completed a bonus level can be played
where you have to keep bouncing on a moving platform blasting alien ships. If
you touch the ground then it is off to the next planet.