Extreme Force is a forthcoming vertically scrolling shoot'em up from Skullsoft (authors of Ayra and Plig), which will be released as shareware in the next few months. The game will feature 5 different levels, each split into two stages. There will also be a big 'showdown' level at the end of the game with (and I quote) 'possibly the biggest boss in shoot'em up history' :-).

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Buying extra weapons	On Mars?	Big monster in space

Features:

Here's the feature list on Skullsoft's web page:

• A map two screens wide, so it scrolls left and right as well as up.
• A scanner, scanning two screens ahead to detect incoming craft.
• Large and varied bosses at the end of every stage.
• Choice of 4 different ships, plus one secret ship.
  • Thunderer - Tough Fighter, reasonable speed.
  • GyrFalcon - Rapid assault craft, very manouverable.
  • Mirage - Small scout craft, very fast, but not so tough.
  • Archon - Heavy attack craft, hard as nails but slow.
  • Secret Ship - Now that would be telling!
• 8 different primary weapons:
  • Vulcan Cannon - Standard frontal weapon.
  • Plasma Discharger - More powerful version of the Vulcan Cannon.
  • Scatter Blaster - Low power, Wide angle.
  • Ion Accelerator - Devastating three-way firepower.
  • Pulse Laser - A slow firing solid beam of death.
  • Gyro Laser - Continuous fire beam weapon.
  • Disruptor Pulse launcher - Reality warping pulses of alien energy.
  • Tesla Cannon - Twin bolts of raw EMP power, and virtually unstoppable too!.
• 9 different secondary weapons:
  • Vulcan Cannon - Additional firepower to the left and right.
  • Plasma Discharger - Extra wide-angle punch.
  • Scatter Blaster - Protect your flanks with a hail of bullets.
  • Ion Accelerator - 3-way to the left, 3-way to the right.
  • Smart Plasma - This little beauty aims itself.
  • X-Laser - Four way split, rapid fire laser bolts.
  • Fusion Ball Launcher - Oscillating energy pulses, firing forwards.
  • Vortex Missile Rack - Twin-linked rockets, with plasma warheads.
  • Fireball Fountain - Enhances your forward fire arc.
• 6 types of support drone:
  • Gunship Drone - Mounts Vulcan, Plasma, Scatter, Ion or Pulse Laser.
  • Missile Drone - Mounts either Vortex or Rapid Multi-Missile systems.
  • Flamer Drone - Massive jets of superheated plasma death.
  • Rear Defence Drone - Rear or sideways firing.
  • Orbiter Drones - Rotating spheres, mounting high energy Plasma Pulse Launchers.
  • Ram Drone - High density, High velocity. Smashes apart those alien scum.
• 2 deadly Superweapons:
  • Plasma Cascade - Lethal matter/antimatter chain reaction.
  • Aurora Device - Screen clearing ring of energy spheres.