Descpription:
In Hellfire, players take control of a small spaceship named
the 'CNCS1' and manoeuvre through several different locations set in space. In similar
fashion to many other space shooters of the late eighties and early nineties, the game is
split up into a series of stages that automatically scroll along on a 2D plane as players
destroy basic enemies, a middle boss half way through the stage and a tougher boss at the end.
One of the most unique features found in Hellfire is the ability to fire in
different directions by changing the colour of your ship.
Pink fires missiles from the front in a horizontal state. Yellow allows the opposite, firing from the behind. Green has two guns firing at once, shooting above and below the ship vertically. Blue adds two more shots to this, firing four guns from each corner of the ship diagonally.
This firing system helps give Hellfire a more tactical edge to its gameplay, as different colours
work more effectively in different situations. More experienced players can cycle through
the different colours rapidly, making complete use of the four different firing types.
To keep balance in the game, no matter which colour players pick for
their ship they'll always be vulnerable from one direction or another.
