Solar storm

• Release Date: 1983
• Genre: Shooter
• Style: Fixed Screen Shooter
• Similar Games: Galaga (Arcade), Galaga (Commodore 64/128), Galaxian (Commodore 64/128), Gorf (Arcade), Gorf (Commodore 64/128), Threshold (IBM PC Compatible), Threshold (Macintosh), Arcade Classic No. 3: Galaga/Galaxian (Game Boy), Galaxian (Atari Video Computer System), Gorf (Atari Video Computer System), Threshold (Atari Video Computer System), Galaga (Nintendo Entertainment System), Galaxian (Arcade), Galaxian (Nintendo Entertainment System), Galaxian (ColecoVision), Gorf (ColecoVision), Threshold (ColecoVision), Galaxian (Atari 5200), Galaga (Atari 7800), Gorf (Atari 5200), Galaga: Destination Earth (PlayStation)

Game Description

Grab your paddle controller, strap into your laser ship, and get ready for some sci-fi action. Deltoids, Landers and Shield Blasters are wreaking havoc above your world, firing proton energy down toward your planet's surface.

Suddenly, a far-off sun explodes and sun spots, solar flares and Sizzloids begin raining from the heavens. If enough solar debris hits your planet, it will be destroyed and the game will end, so blast everything in sight. Another way to end the game is to lose all of your ships to enemy fire or contact with alien vessels and solar debris.

Your laser ship moves horizontally and shoots vertically. Heat indicator bars on both sides of the screen tell you how much solar radiation your planet has absorbed. At the end of a wave (when your score has reached 500, 1000, 1500, etc.), an orbital platform that emits fleet ships will appear. If you manage to destroy five fleet ships before the timer reaches to zero, you will receive a bonus laser ship.

Roots & Influences

Space Invaders (1978) was the first game in which players moved horizontally while firing at descending enemies.

Production Credits

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