#sirius software

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USA 1986

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Originally released by Sirius Software for the Apple II in 1983 and ported to the C64 the same year, Wavy Navy capitalized on the popular Galaxian game format, with this game set at sea instead of in space. Unlike Galaxian however, this game employs the extra difficulty of putting your ship on large waves so you have no choice but to get closer to the invading airborne army above you in order to eliminate all the targets. Occasionally one of the planes will leave the formation and swoop in random patterns towards you, and once you blow enough of them up one of the helicopters in the top row will come down and aggressively tell you to stop doing that by shooting at you. Getting hit by a plane or the rounds from the copter cause you to dramatically destruct by flying up in the air and then sinking under the waves once you hit the water again. If you manage to clear the screen, mines appear in higher levels to add an extra layer of challenge.

Because Wavy Navy was essentially a reskin of Galaxian, it lost favor with some critics. Others however viewed it as a clever mash-up of games like Galaga and Moon Patrol, and hailed it for this. Its excellent graphics for the time were likewise deservedly recognized. Keen-eyed players may notice that the plane design and movement are almost identical to the player-controlled plane in Save New York, also released in '83.

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Under Cathode Ray Skies

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UK 1982

[retrocgads]

USA 1986

[retrocgads]

UK 1982

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UK 1982

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USA 1984