U. N. Squadron

STORY / GAMEPLAY
You are a skilled combat pilot and member of the U.N. Squadron that sets off to fight terrorist enemy forces and protect the world. The game is a typical side-scrolling shoot 'em up going against the trend of other Capcom shooters like 1942 and 1943. The player has a life / energy bar that is depleted over the course of a single life as the aircraft takes damage, a trait highly uncommon among other comparable arcade shooters that normally use a system of reserved and collected lives. Your have the choice among 3 different characters and aircrafts like Mickey Simon and his F-14 Tomcat, Shin Kazama with the F-20 Tigershark or Greg Gates and the almighty A-10 Thunderbolt! Also, the game features a simultaneous 2-players option, adding more to the fun.

GRAPHICS / SOUND
OK, the CPC conversion surely sports some nice colors and backgrounds that resemble well the arcade original. But the game would be a fantastic coin-op conversion if it wasn't for that slow animation! Also, it suffers from some minor slowdowns when the screen gets too crowded. But it still is one of the best games for the Amstrad CPC. As for the sound, the CPC conversion features both music and sound effects, adding more to its combat atmosphere.

GAMEPLAY SAMPLE VIDEO
On our video below you may watch the original arcade and all home conversions of the game. The Amstrad CPC conversion is at 00:21.