SKYFOX
Ariolasoft 1986

CONTROLS : Keyboard, Kempston, Cursor
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AIM : Your homeworld has been invaded by the forces of invading
aliens. Flying the latest fighter, the Skyfox, you must defend your
people from the alien attack.

GAMEPLAY : The colony forms the combat area and is shown as a 25x25
grid, each section of grid forming a sector. The invading force
consists of tanks, planes and a number of motherships which drop the
enemy. All the action takes place on the grid; if you fly off it you
will be warned that you are outside the combat zone, or "off colony".

You have three lives and can select whether you want to start at high
or low level (dogfighting or tankbusting). You have plenty of
weaponry: a laser with unlimited firepower, five heat-seeking missiles
and five guided missiles. Each missile must be armed before firing.
When firing the missiles a small scanner appears showing the selected
target and this is used to guide the missile home.

You also have a shielding system that allows a high number of shots
to be fired into it before it fails. Fuel is constantly eaten up by
flying, so you will have to return to base at least once to refuel and
rearm. The bargraphs at the side of your cockpit show the current
state of fuel and shields. Other displays show a constantly updated
radar map of the locality showing any alien forces nearby, the sector
number you're in, a clock showing elapsed time since launch and the
number of missiles left.

During the game you can call up the base computer (assuming it hasn't
been destroyed). This informs you of your current score, how many
colonists have been killed, the number of alien craft that have been
destroyed and shield status for each colony installation. You can also
see a complete map of the colony which shows where the aliens are
currently concentrating.

A final feature is the autopilot. This saves time and energy - press
it when there are no aliens around and it will fly you to the nearest
aliens. If they have all been eliminated, it will fly you home
instead.

COMMENTS : "A pretty hot action flight simulator."
RATING : 84% (CRASH #27, April 1986)

NOW : What was all the fuss about? Strike Commander this is not.
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KEYS : Up - I or cursor }
Down - M or cursor } Joystick
Left - J or cursor } controls
Right - K or cursor }
Fire - Joystick fire