A space-shooter from HAL, but this one has more intelligence than most. In Air Fortress, you are a space pilot defending his world from eight huge Air Fortresses that are destroying your world. However, the high leaders of your planet have found a flaw in the design of the stations and a way to get into them. (they ripped this off from Star Wars) Your mission, fly your spacecraft into each fortress, destroy their defenses, then enter the depths of the fortress, destroy the core, and escape before it blows up! Obviously, the game consists of two battle modes. 1) the side-scrolling "destroy the defenses" area, (which becomes harder in each fortress) and 2) explore the depths of the fortress to destroy the core. (this area becomes much more complex after fortress three) The two different modes of gameplay add to the fun and variety of the game, and the side-scroller mode feels different than other space-shooters, making this an outstanding game.

Graphics B

Sound/Music B (kudos for the eerie music after the main core is destroyed)

Play Control A- (my only complaint is trying to use the rocket pact in microgravity)

Challenge A (There's a 2nd quest if you can't get enough!)

Fun Factor B+

Replay Value A+ (There's a 2nd quest!)

Overall B+ links