Cobra

Cobra is a video game in the action genre developed by Loriciels and published by Loriciels originally released in 1987. It is currently playable on DOS, Amstrad CPC.

Cobra, the space pirate hero of Buichi Terasawa's comic book and TV series, receives a message from Dominique. Dominique is being held prisoner by the evil Salamandar, and Cobra, along with his cybernetic assistant Lady (or Harmanoid, as she is called in the game in French), must rescue her.

When you start the game, you enter an isometric scenario. You control Cobra and Lady, each equipped with a weapon. Shoot everything that moves and try to find the exit of the multi-directional scrolling arena. As a backup weapon, you also have a set of five grenades to throw at pesky enemies. Getting hit once or twice isn't a problem, as you have a fairly well-stocked energy bar. Controlling two characters at once means you can split up when you round a corner or other obstacle, but obstacles can also be used to regroup into a tighter or wider formation, depending on the tactic you choose.

The game uses high resolution, at the expense of colors, to animate the screen with great detail. The sound is fairly minimal, with no in-game music and simple sound effects. All in all, the game plays like a slower, isometric Gauntlet without the power-ups.

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