Scramble Spirits (1988)

Sega's take on the 1943 style of vertically scrolling shoot 'em ups was set in the future. Your fighter plane is aged and under-powered, yet you must face down large planes, tanks and ground targets to achieve victory. Each level ends with a close-viewed section of particular intensity before finally facing a boss. Smart bombs are occasionally found lying around, and can destroy everything on the screen, although you can't use them on the bosses. A simultaneous 2-player mode is provided.

Shooter Arcade Action Science fiction modern warfare shoot 'em up modern militaryArcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, Amstrad CPC

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Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Sega Master System/Mark III, MSX
Developer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Grandslam Entertainments
Released: December 31, 1988
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric

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