POD
| Developer: Magnetic Fields | Graphics: |
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| Publisher: Gremlin | Sound: |
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| Year: 1991 | Difficulty: |
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| Genre: Shoot’em up | Lastability: |
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| Number of players: 2 simultaneous | Rating: |
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An unofficial adaptation of POD: Proof of Destruction (Commodore 64, 1986), itself inspired by the classic Centipede (arcade, 1981).
You control a drone tethered to a grid, armed with a rapid-fire cannon that can only shoot upwards. Enemies approach from all directions. The goal isn’t so much to destroy them as it is to survive until the countdown—displayed at the top of the screen—reaches zero. Destroyed enemies explode, temporarily obliterating a small section of the grid and limiting your movement.
For something simple and straightforward, it works well. Personally, I get bored quickly.
Another famous Centipede clone is Gridrunner (VIC-20, 1982), which saw a remake in 2010: Gridrunner Revolution.
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