Gridrunner++ is a shooting game written by Jeff Minter for Windows. It has since been ported to Mac OS X, to the iPhone and to a portable Java applet. It was offered only as shareware for download from the Llamasoft website, with a registration fee of £5. Its sequel is Gridrunner Revolution.
The player controls a spacecraft with the mouse. A series of enemies appear and attack the craft; the player must destroy all enemies on the stage to complet...
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Gridrunner++ is a shooting game written by Jeff Minter for Windows. It has since been ported to Mac OS X, to the iPhone and to a portable Java applet. It was offered only as shareware for download from the Llamasoft website, with a registration fee of £5. Its sequel is Gridrunner Revolution.
The player controls a spacecraft with the mouse. A series of enemies appear and attack the craft; the player must destroy all enemies on the stage to complete it. Enemies that are part of the current stage but have not yet begun to attack can be seen as glowing lines in the background.
The player's ship fires bullets upwards continuously, which are used to attack the enemies. If the player's ship contacts an enemy, it is immediately destroyed.
Small circular "pods" may be left on the stage in the locations where enemies are killed; some stages include special enemies which drop pods directly onto the stage in lines. Pods can be destroyed by shooting them. They destroy the player's ship if the...
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