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Silkworm

Review

Control a helicopter or jeep in this side-scrolling shooter. Protect your partner and defeat enemies to earn weapon powerups.

Silkworm was originally released in arcades in 1988, and the NES version was also released in 1988 by Tecmo (published in North America by Sammy). The legacy year 1988 matches the NES release.


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About Silkworm

Silk Worm is a horizontally scrolling shoot em up that incorporates ground based combat alongside aerial action. A cooperative element is present, where one player controls a helicopter and another can join using a jeep, requiring mutual protection.

Throughout the game, destroying a specific number of enemies causes a special helicopter, referred to as a "goose", to appear. Defeating this target rewards players with a weapon powerup, a recurring event that can even happen during boss confrontations.

Silkworm Screenshots

10 images
Title screen
Choose your vehicle
A normal day on level 1
Shot down
A sub-boss is about to form
Fighting sub-boss
Killing the sub-boss gives you a weapons upgrade
Fighting the boss
Found the sweet spot
End of level