Peril (Atari VCS)

by "vhzc"

In Peril you must pilot your helicopter through numerous hazards such as moving blocks, lasers, missiles and spiders, to the exit of each screen. Hazards take one of your lives and send you back to the start of the screen. You score for exiting a screen, and this score is higher depending on how fast you finish the screen.

Your helicopter is equipped with a gun which can be used to shoot switches which can turn things on or off, or enemies, which scores you a few points. Each level feels unique. It's quite addictive because you want to see the next level and the perils in it. Lives, level and score are displayed at the bottom of the screen. The look of the game and uniqueness of it's screens remind me a little of a ZX Spectrum game called Rapscallion.

It’s quite challenging, addictive and a lot of fun.