Retaliate CE (2021)
Retaliate CE is a vertical space shooter for the Commodore 64 by Marcelo Lv Cabral, remade from the Roku game by Romans I XVI Gaming, with music by Richard Bayliss. Its twist: you start with no ammunition. Raise your energy shield to destroy incoming enemies and absorb their ammo, then turn it back on them. Four skill levels of seven stages each, asteroid fields, destroyers, mines and bombers — and new ships to unlock. Community Edition, released under the MIT license (github.com/lvcabral/retaliate64).
Objective Survive each stage, destroy the enemy waves and reach the asteroid field. Controls Joystick in port 2 • Left / Right — Move • Down — Raise the shield (destroys enemies and collects their ammo) • Fire button — Shoot (needs collected ammo) • Up — Launch a missile • Space — Pause • M — Music on / off Tips • Your shield is your weapon: you can't shoot until you've absorbed enemy fire • Score 1,000 points on a skill level to unlock new ships Modes • 1 Player