Defender is great.
The best comparison I can conjure is it is an old school Fantasy Zone. You have a map view of your surrounds, your fighter jet can move from left to right with a dedicated button for instant u-turns, shoots missiles and can drop bombs.
It is really difficult though, for a side scrolling shooter that predates contemporaries like Scramble by months and has intense dog fighting requiring clutch movements you can’t really go wrong with Defender, if you want more with a cutesy aesthetic and a general upgrade system Fantasy Zone is the way to go!
The best comparison I can conjure is it is an old school Fantasy Zone. You have a map view of your surrounds, your fighter jet can move from left to right with a dedicated button for instant u-turns, shoots missiles and can drop bombs.
It is really difficult though, for a side scrolling shooter that predates contemporaries like Scramble by months and has intense dog fighting requiring clutch movements you can’t really go wrong with Defender, if you want more with a cutesy aesthetic and a general upgrade system Fantasy Zone is the way to go!