In the far distant future, an epic war for survival takes place...
Deep within the Andromeda galaxy, the people of Zile grow restless and greedy. The Zilions secretly prepare for a massive strike against the nearby planet Ytima. Fearing such an attack, the Ytimians train an elite squad of "Stargunners." Their mission: To strike the planet Zile and cripple the Zilions’ three strongholds, where the Zilion war fleets await. If the Stargunners can surprise the Zilions on their own planet and wipe out their fleet, then good will triumph over evil once again.
Good game, not the best version. Gog release works better.
It's free and it's pretty good. I'm not sure it holds up to a more modern, visually-clear bullet hell, or even Tyrian 2000 only a few years later, but worth checking out if you're feeling like 1996 was a long, long time ago...
