Spiders
This is one of those
little games that I never experienced before MAME. My only
exposure to it was the handheld by Entex that I saw go for big
money on eBay. Guess that is one tabletop that I will never add
to my collection. Anyways, we are here to discuss the arcade
game and not the handheld (which I never played, so it would be
a very short review, and it would go something like this "Never
played it, so I cannot really review it. ").
The game plays somewhat like Space
Invaders. You have the spiders coming down like the aliens in
Space Invaders, but the difference is they are making webs and
branching out and there are more and more spiders. Your goal is
to keep them from reaching the bottom of the screen, much like
Space Invaders. If they do, you are dead and the game is
over.
(Bummer, you let them
reach the bottom.)
The graphics are simple, but
do a good job. You have the cocoons that turn into more
spiders, who in turn make more. You must shoot the oncoming
spiders, who come down at you in waves, somewhat similar to
Galaxian, except that when they reach the bottom, they go away,
instead of popping back at the top. So you need to avoid and
eliminate them, first and foremost. Then you need to get rid of
the cocoons and clear the screen, before even more spiders pop
up.
This is a a good time waster.
The games are fairly quick and the action is pretty fast! It
will most likely not be one of your favorite games, but it still
deserves a place in your library of games. Now if I can just
get my hands on that handheld.
This is just a review of the arcade machine.
If you are looking for the actual arcade machine, you may want
to check out ebay. Click below to see if you can find this
game.
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