## Description
_Skyblaster_ is a shoot-em-up, in which the player flies a helicopter over a
3D landscape. The goal is to destroy enemy helicopter, tanks and planes. A
strategic element applies, as the moving enemies not only approach the
player’s vessel, but also the player’s home bases. The player must also defend
the own bases while trying to destroy the enemy ones. The own bases can used
to restore the own helicopter’s health and the bases’ health can be restored
by destroying enemy bases.
Each of the three moving unit types exist in two different variations, which
are different in their moving speed. Therefore the player always have to keep
an close eye on the radar, on which the different types are displayed in
different colors (light colors represent the faster types, dark colors the
slower moving types). The player’s helicopter has two different weapons to
fight: missiles and machine guns. While the first is very good to destroy
bases, enemy vessels can be easily hit with the machine gun. Control of the
own weapons can be extended when playing with two players or using two
joysticks at the same time: in this case, one joystick/player controls the
helicopter’s movement, while the second controls the weapon direction.
The game features 20 levels of difficulty, which the player can choose at the
start. Although the playfield is displayed with filled polygons, the world
itself is basically 2D, as the player can only rotate around one axes; turning
up and down or rotating the horizon is not possible.