Insecticide

This game is bug-ridden!

This game feels familiar, but this time we're a ladybird who kills insects with her Spit Laser weapon! Yep, Insecticide is a Robotron-inspired shoot 'em up by Peter Hague where each screen is littered with two types of critters for us to destroy: those that move (kill 'em quickly) and the sleepy ones that offer extra points or bonuses. Controls are easy in four directions, plus a diagonal flying manoeuvre for quick motion.

Shooting the moth, which dallies at the top of your screen, gains extra speed - but only for the current level. Weirdly, you shall hear "Nairobi" when you kill it, but this makes sense once you've read the docs. I know, who reads the docs? Every eighth level, a "parent" turns up for a battle, which makes a nice boss fight that isn't too difficult. This doesn't ruin your momentum, so you're soon fighting the insect horde once again.

I seriously doubt that Llamatron fans will be convinced by Insecticide. However, this is a fantastic game in its own right and definitely worth playing. What it lacks in originality it more than makes up for with great gameplay, jazzy colour cycling and sampled sounds. I've enjoyed this silly alternative to the Robotron theme.

One final word to make you play this fantastic game: Nairobi!!!!!

Download the newly updated version of Insecticide released yesterday :-)

Ironically, it's had many bugs squashed so fine on all computers [thanks PP!!]