Centipods (UK) (1987) - Amstrad CPC - Arcade, Shooter

The earth is attacked by invaders. They drop a atomic bomb to annihilate the humanity but it was a failure. The explosion generated an intense wave of radiation which swept across your garden with interesting effects on the resident wildlife. Those little red bugs which used to eat you cabbages have mutated into giant Centipods with only one thing in mind — revenge. Additional hazards come in the shape of falling brick, which appear out of nowhere and can deliver permanent headaches to the unwary. In a desperate bid for survival you clamber into one of your 3 trusty mega-kill laset turrets which can fire a single laser bolt. The bolt is powerful but will not destroy the falling bricks and loses strength by the time it reaches the far side of the garden. When you hit a Centipod the segment dies leaving two live halves. When all the segments are dead bigger and meaner specimens are to be found lurking in other parts of the garden only too willing to take up the fray. Points are scored for killing segments, any other life form in the garden and the boxes of goodies which are dropped by the rogue invader.