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Volfied

Puzzle Arcade Science fiction
82
User Score
16 ratings
May 16, 1989
Released 13494 days ago
Arcade Commodore C64/128/MAX Wii Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Atari ST/STE TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine DOS FM Towns Amiga Legacy Mobile Device

About

Once in the game, using the arrow keys you can move the 'Scanner' ship around the 'Shield Line' at the parameter of the playing area. While moving around this edge the ship is protected from the aliens by a shield indicated by a glowing circle around the ship. This shield is not infinite and care should be taken to complete each level as quickly as possible. A counter indicates the level of shield that you have: when it reaches zero then any contact with an alien is deadly whether you are on the 'Shield Line' or not.
The idea of the game is to cut areas out of the screen without touching any of the aliens. This is done by pressing the SPACE key which initiates the 'Laser Cutter' and moving off the 'Shield Line' and rejoining it somewhere else. While you are in the process of drawing a line, your shield is inactive and touching an alien is fatal. Similarly, if one of the aliens touches the line then it will send a charge down the line towards you and you must quickly return to the safety of the edge before it reaches you.

When you rejoin the 'Shield Line' the area that does not contain the 'Boss' alien will be filled (points are gained by trapping the other aliens) and the 'Shield Line' will be adjusted to surround the area that is left. The level is completed when a certain percentage of the total area has been filled in. This percentage starts at 80% but may increase in the later levels.

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Release Dates by Platform

Arcade Worldwide
May 16, 1989
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine Worldwide
Dec 27, 1989
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Worldwide
Jan 25, 1991
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Worldwide
Oct 14, 1991
FM Towns Worldwide
Dec 20, 1991
Amiga Worldwide
Dec 31, 1991
Commodore C64/128/MAX Worldwide
Dec 31, 1991
DOS Worldwide
Dec 31, 1991
Commodore C64/128/MAX Worldwide
Dec 31, 1991
Atari ST/STE Worldwide
Dec 31, 1991
Legacy Mobile Device Worldwide
Dec 31, 2005
Wii Worldwide
Nov 18, 2008

Game Info

Developer
Taito
Publisher
Tec Toy, Empire Software, Ving Co., Ltd., Taito
Engine
J2ME
Game Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Genres
Puzzle Arcade
Themes
Science fiction

Multiplayer

Split-screen Yes

Languages

Text / Subtitles
English

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