SWIV
a.k.a. S.W.I.V.
type: shooter
genre: Scrolling shooter
series: SWIV
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: single player, shared-screen
languages: eng
genre: Scrolling shooter
series: SWIV
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: single player, shared-screen
languages: eng
4.5/5
Personal review
A vertically scrolling shoot-em-up with a military look and feel. Difficult, but entertaining.
Excellent and not annoyng graphics.
The levels where loaded in 'real time' while playing, almost incredible for those years.
# 2004-05-05 22:43:21
Excellent and not annoyng graphics.
The levels where loaded in 'real time' while playing, almost incredible for those years.
# 2004-05-05 22:43:21
Technical specs
display: raster
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External reviews (15) - average: 90.7% - median: 91%
review source | issue | date | score | |||
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Amiga Action | uk | 20 | 1991-05 | 91/100 | 91% | view |
Amiga Action | uk | 38 | 1992-11 | 94/100 | 94% | view |
Amiga Force | uk | 3 | 1993-03 | 94/100 | 94% | |
Amiga Format | uk | 21 | 1991-04 | 92/100 | 92% | view |
Amiga Joker | de | 16 | 1991-04 | 86/100 | 86% | view |
Amiga Power | uk | 19 | 1992-11 | 92/100 | 92% | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) (085-173) | uk | 113 | 1991-04 | 93/100 | 93% | view |
CU Amiga | uk | 12 | 1991-02 | 90/100 | 90% | view |
Génération 4 (001-082) | fr | 31 | 1991-03 | 94/100 | 94% | view |
Joystick | fr | 13 | 1991-02 | 87/100 | 87% | view |
Raze | uk | 8 | 1991-06 | 90/100 | 90% | |
The One for 16-Bit Games | uk | 30 | 1991-03 | 93/100 | 93% | view |
Tilt 39-113 | fr | 89 | 1991-04 | 18/20 | 90% | view |
Zero | uk | 13 | 1990-11 | 91/100 | 91% | view |
Zzap! | uk | 72 | 1991-04 | 83/100 | 83% | view |
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influenced by
Silkworm (Arcade)
has influenced
Arydox: Project Golden Hawk (Linux)
version of
SWIV (Archimedes)
SWIV (Amstrad CPC)
SWIV (Atari ST)
SWIV (ZX Spectrum)
SWIV (C64)
SWIV (MSX)
Silkworm (Arcade)
has influenced
Arydox: Project Golden Hawk (Linux)
version of
SWIV (Archimedes)
SWIV (Amstrad CPC)
SWIV (Atari ST)
SWIV (ZX Spectrum)
SWIV (C64)
SWIV (MSX)
Contributors (6)
AndreaD
teran01
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Sanguine
crayzyian
Ritchardo
teran01
dandyboh
Sanguine
crayzyian
Ritchardo