Red Alarm

Red Alarm is a flight simulator style game made by T&E Soft and Nintendo for the Virtual Boy .

Plot[]

The red alarm has been sounded in this space-shooter from T&E Soft. The KAOS defense system, once programmed to end the devastation of war, has now turned on its creators and has unleashed its computer controlled army to destroy its new enemy: humanity! The only force not controlled by the KAOS system is a lone Tech-Wing fighter ship, and as its pilot, you will have to fly the fighter through five stages of danger in this fully-3D flying game. Control your ship in any direction as you seek out and shoot down the biomechanical KAOS creations. Wireframe graphics fly right out at you in this three-dimensional Virtual Boy shooter.

Gameplay[]

Because the Virtual Boy was released prior to the rise in popularity of the analog stick in console video games, the designers of the system implemented dual D-pads for control (for more information see the article on the Virtual Boy). In Red Alarm, one D-pad controls the pitch and rotation of the ship, while the other controls forward, back and strafe movement (in bursts). The A and B buttons control speed on a throttle-like setup, where tapping A cycles forward through the speeds the ship can go, and tapping B cycles down to stop and fly backwards.

While there is no set time limit in a stage, players must complete it before their fuel runs out. Each level ends in a boss encounter (usually inside of an arena).

The player may watch a replay of a stage once completed, with the ability to rotate and zoom the camera's point of view.

Enemies[]

Battle Mech- a battle machine. Tends to attack in groups
Kapper- an older, cheaper model. These are everywhere
NU-17- A defensive weapon system. Usually at portals
Spinning Death- A floating defensive weapon. Found in the depths of KAOS
Spy Pod- spy technology with few weapons. KAOS uses these to keep tabs on your location
Heavy Mech- this human-shaped weapon is forged from a titanium alloy