55: Banshee

Number 55
(102 points)
Banshee
1995: 51 (40.0)
1996: 39 (62.0)

A vertically scrolling shoot 'em up, how quaint. Well, this late entry for AGA machines certainly brought some action to Amiga owners, even if the genre was looking a bit dated by that point.

This shmup supports two players, and is somewhat similar to SWIV but with a steampunk aesthetic. There are four long levels with bosses at the end of each, and as usual there are various upgrades to collect for your aircraft. It ploughs a similar furrow to the aforementioned SWIV, but does it with excellent graphics benefiting from the AGA's extended colour palette.

I see the art style, I know it has its fans, the cheat code to let you massacre polar bears and all that... but I guess I'm just not a big fan of shmups like this. It's not easy, but then I tend to find these kinds of games pretty tough. If you want 1942 with a lick of steampunk paint, then go for it.

Recommended TOSEC disk(s):
Banshee (1994)(Core)(AGA)(M4)(Disk 1 of 4)[cr PSG]
Banshee (1994)(Core)(AGA)(M4)(Disk 2 of 4)
Banshee (1994)(Core)(AGA)(M4)(Disk 3 of 4)
Banshee (1994)(Core)(AGA)(M4)(Disk 4 of 4)
Banshee (1994)(Core)(M4)[!] (CD32)