“If you still dig the old-style arcade games, you owe it to
yourself to check out Kobo Deluxe, an improved version of XKobo
with sound and better graphics. I ran across Kobo Deluxe when I was
looking for a game similar to Namco’s arcade classic Bosconian.
Your mission? Blow up the fortresses and move on to the next level,
to … blow up more fortresses. OK, so it’s not exactly
Shakespearean story development, but what do you want from a retro
arcade-style game anyway? Right–fast-paced action and an
ever-increasing high score, which Kobo Deluxe delivers in
spades.“The nice thing about Kobo Deluxe is that its gameplay is really
simple. After starting the game, you have five ships that can move
in eight directions. The Space key pauses the game, and Ctrl fires
your ship’s weapons. The weapons fire forward and backward
simultaneously, and you don’t have to worry about running out of
ammo–that’s unlimited…”