Silkworm

STORY / GAMEPLAY
Somewhere in the future, the world is threatened by MHC2, an artificial brain that takes over the military forces and weapons around the globe, to force humanity to worship him as a god. As a member of the Silkworm Team (a team of elite fighters that stands against the enemy forces) you take command of a G-Cobra attack helicopter or a B-Panther interceptor jeep to combat and destroy them. The fight will not be a walk in the park since MHC2 is well defended.
Silkworm is a very addictive game and -thankfully- its difficulty level rises gradually, so you'll have some time to master the controls, especially those of the Jeep. Silkworm is surely better and more fun to play in 2-players mode (one controlling the Cobra and the other the Jeep) but even if you play alone, it doesn't disappoint at all. You are called to fly (or drive) your way through multiple enemy lines that vary from flying helicopters and aircrafts to even ground forces like missile pods, armored vehicles, cannons etc. By destroying a number of them you are granted with power-ups like the "Twin" that can make your gunfire twice as powerful or even a timed shield that will briefly protect you from enemy fire. Note: You can destroy rockets and missiles before they hit you but you can't destroy the bullets. At the end of each level there's a big boss waiting, as in most classic side-scrolling or vertical shoot 'em up games.

GRAPHICS / SOUND
The Amiga conversion looks and plays great and it's quite faithful to the arcade original with only a few details missing and less (up to 16) colors. This particular home conversion has smooth scrolling without a single slowdown when the screen is crowded by nasties. Its nice visuals on the Amiga are combined with a bunch of some cool stereophonic sound effects (the explosions have echo!) and a strong intro theme. Unfortunately, there is no in-game music, which is quite odd for the Amiga's gaming power.

GAMEPLAY VIDEO
On our Silkworm tribute video below, the Amiga version is at 25:24.