Commando 21c

"Liberate a foreign nation and eliminate a terrorist threat. Duck to avoid enemy fire, and be sure to destroy the choppers overhead. Gamers from the 1980s might recognize the mainstage music. It is a Midi variation of the Capcom Commando tune."

That pretty much sums up the action in this shoot em up game by Brent Silby. You take on the role of a commando as he fights his way through terrorists coming at him on foot, wheels and in the air.

The first level takes place in the streets where you must make your way to a car that's parked a distance to the right. Enemies attack from both sides, both as small groups of foot soldiers, in cars and from choppers. Unfortunately I wasn't able to make it through level 2 where you use your newly found wheels to (try to) fight off a steady stream of choppers.

As mentioned in the intro blurb, the action is accompanied by Midi music and I think the tune fits the game well. The visual experience is a mixed one but it doesn't detract too much from the gameplay. As usual the game was made Silby's improved version of the DHTML game library Gamelib.