Sky Destroyer

Nintendo console exclusive

Sky Destroyer is a rail shooter video game in which the player controls a WWII Japanese monoplane. The pilot is required to destroy enemies to clear stages. It was released by Taito Corporation in 1985 for video arcades as well as for the Family Computer.

Released: 14 November 1985
Platforms: Arcade NES
Genres: Shoot 'em up Shooter
Developers: Magical Company
Publishers: Taito
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action
Country: Japan
Age ratings: CLASS_IND 10
Languages: English

About

Sky Destroyer (スカイデストロイヤー, Sukai Desutoroiyā) is a rail shooter video game released by Taito in 1985 as an arcade game as well as for the Family Computer. Controlling a Japanese World War II monoplane, the player assumes the role of the pilot of the respective naval aircraft who is required to destroy enemies to clear stages.

Keywords

rail shooter
world war ii - ww2
shoot 'em up

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Gameplay

In Sky Destroyer, the player controls a plane, equipped with machine guns and torpedoes, both of which have unlimited ammunition.

The color of the sky changes according to the time of the day (afternoon, evening, night). F6F Hellcats (F4U Corsairs in the Arcade Version) are common enemy fighter planes the player will encounter. Occasionally, the player would run into a B-24 bomber and has to shoot each of its four engines before the B-24 flies away. Sometimes when player has shot down a number of B-24s, they would encounter a falling satellite across the screen.