Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
PC · PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game dossier
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Arcade shooter across a water-covered planet
The briefing
Aquatron is a side-scrolling arcade shooter set on a planet completely covered by water. Players control a spaceship that can turn and travel both above and below the surface while fighting increasingly numerous enemies.
Ammo and shields are limited, but parachutes dropped by the home-base zeppelin can replenish them. Protecting the zeppelin is essential, since its destruction can leave the player without resupply until another base appears. Enemy-dropped parachutes become submarines when they reach the water.
With no defined ending, Aquatron focuses on achieving a high score. It was developed by Justin Gray and published by Sierra On-Line, Inc. for Apple II and Atari 8-bit.