## Description
_Tommy’s Airshark_ is a single player, shareware, vertical scrolling,
helicopter game made using character graphics.
The object is to fly over enemy territory and to destroy as many SAM missile
firing tanks as possible. The SAM missiles home in on the player’s ‘copter but
can be avoided by making continuous changes to course, speed and height. The
‘copter can withstand three direct hits, after that the player has a 50/50
chance of surviving subsequent hits. The player’s score is based on the number
of tanks destroyed.
The game is entirely keyboard controlled and as with most of Tommy’s games it
makes extensive use of the function keys. F9 for example fires the missiles
while F3/F4 adjust the difficulty level. Other function keys change the size
of the game area, adjust the sighting arrows, and so-on.
It has basic sound effects and command line switches to start the game with
sound turned off and to force either a colour or monochrome display
Tommy’s Airshark