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IGDB / 12224

Silk Worm

1988 73 / 100 Arcade Shooter
Silkworm is a classic horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up. The main difference between this game and many other side-scrolling shoot-em-ups is that you will be on land as well as in the air. The first player would play as a helicopter, but if a second player joins the game, they would play as a jeep. Both players would have to protect each other as well as themselves. After a certain number of kills, a "goose" helicop Show full summary

Silkworm is a classic horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up. The main difference between this game and many other side-scrolling shoot-em-ups is that you will be on land as well as in the air. The first player would play as a helicopter, but if a second player joins the game, they would play as a jeep. Both players would have to protect each other as well as themselves. After a certain number of kills, a "goose" helicopter would form on the screen. If the players managed to destroy it they would get a weapon's powerup. This would go on throughout the entire game, and a "goose" could appear even during the fight with the end-of-level baddie.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused Game modeCo-op

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Silkworm is a classic horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up. The main difference between this game and many other side-scrolling shoot-em-ups is that you will be on land as well as in the air. The first player would play as a helicopter, but if a second player joins the game, they would play as a jeep. Both players would have to protect each other as well as themselves. After a certain number of kills, a "goose" helicopter would form on the screen. If the players managed to destroy it they would get a weapon's powerup. This would go on throughout the entire game, and a "goose" could appear even during the fight with the end-of-level baddie.

GameplayCombat-focused Game modeCo-op GenreArcade GenreShooter ThemeAction ThemeScience fiction
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Traitairplane Traitboss fight Traithelicopter Traitmodern military Traitmodern warfare Traitshmup Traitside-scrolling Traittank

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Studio & publishing

Developer
Tecmo
Publisher
Sammy USA Corporation, Virgin Mastertronic, Tecmo
Franchise
Standalone
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Spielprofil

Modi
Co-operative, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action, Science fiction
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Amstrad CPC 1989
  • Arcade 1988
  • Amiga 1989
  • Atari ST/STE 1989
  • ZX Spectrum 1989
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX 1989
  • Nintendo Entertainment System Jun 01, 1990

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