Battle Squadron
1989 video game
Battle Squadron is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Cope-Com and published in 1989 by Innerprise Software for the Amiga. It is a sequel to Hybris. Electronic Arts released a version for the Mega Drive in 1990. Conversions were later published for iOS (2011), Android (2012), and in 2013, AmigaOS 4, Windows, OS X, and MorphOS.
Plot
Taking place many years in the future in another star system, a century long war is waging between the Earth Defense Fleet and the Barrax Empire. Two Earth Defense Commanders, Lori Bergin and Barry Mayers, were returning from a research and destroy mission regarding the latest Barrax technologies on planet Urania, when suddenly a Barrax cruiser materialized behind them, brought their ship in and took the commanders hostage on planet Terrainia. The player's mission is to rescue the Commanders and eliminate all Barrax threats in the process.
Gameplay
Battle Squadron supports both mouse and joystick controlled play. The game is played from the perspective of elite fighter pilots of the Earth Defense Fleet, called the Battle Squadron sent to rescue two human agents, Commanders Berry D. Mayers and Lori Bergin, from the clutches of the ruthless alien empire, known as the Barrax. The player's fighters carry unlimited projectile weaponry and a finite number of Nova Smart Bombs. The player acquires weapons by shooting down Barraxian Artillery Gunships which carry Power-Up icons.
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