Space Cyclone

Space Cyclone

released on Dec 31, 1980

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Space Cyclone

released on Dec 31, 1980

Space Cyclone is a fixed shooter game released by Taito in 1980 for Arcades.


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Oh gee, another space shooter. Never thought you'd see me cover one of those. Anyway, this one is pretty cool. You shoot aliens, as per usual, but you also have to keep them from landing on the ground, because if enough of them do, they form a big alien mech and fucking annihilate you. That, paired with the surprising amount of voice lines in the game, make it pretty good in my eyes.

Game #134

Played this one on the Space Invaders Invincible Collection, and yeesh. I can see why this was a "lost" game for a while. A nice presentation (which surprisingly clear voice samples for the time!) can't save a middling and confusing gameplay loop. I feel it would be a lot better if the hitboxes weren't shit and that one laser ship didn't zap you in an blink of an eye. An interesting curio, but frustrating enough to where you'll turn it off after five minutes.