Played in the 40th Anniversary SNK Collection. Prehistoric Isle is a somewhat interesting shooting game by SNK. The coolest part of the game is its setting--I'm a sucker for for the pulp adventure theme, and piloting a biplane to shoot cavemen and dinosaurs is a good time in and of itself. I also liked the surprising downer of an ending.
This is a pretty standard STG, but it remixes some ideas from other series--the cavemen enemies will jump on your ship if you get too close to the ground (and you don't kill them before they latch on). When they grab onto your ship, they will pull you down a bit. Waterfalls also press you down a little, which is straight out of R-Type II.
The option in the game can be rotated around your ship with the second button, and depending on its orientation to your own ship, it will have different firing styles.
A decent time, but doesn't stand out as much as its sequel.
This is a pretty standard STG, but it remixes some ideas from other series--the cavemen enemies will jump on your ship if you get too close to the ground (and you don't kill them before they latch on). When they grab onto your ship, they will pull you down a bit. Waterfalls also press you down a little, which is straight out of R-Type II.
The option in the game can be rotated around your ship with the second button, and depending on its orientation to your own ship, it will have different firing styles.
A decent time, but doesn't stand out as much as its sequel.