Silk Worm (1988)

Developer: Tecmo
Publisher: Sammy USA Corporation, Virgin Mastertronic, Tecmo
Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Rating: 3.6 of 5, 27 player ratings

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How it feels

A co-op horizontal shooter where one player flies a helicopter and another drives a jeep, covering each other's blind spots.

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About

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.

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