Situation Critical

Situation Critical is a space-themed one-player arcade game.

There are 3 separate gameplay components, a Robotron-like top-down game, a side-scrolling space shooter, and a top-down space pilot game. The player can choose to play to focus on just one component, or play all 3 games in series.

In the first section, the player enters a series of similar appearing connected rooms. Each room has 4 exits, but you can never return the way you just came from. The player controls a small robot which can move and fire in 8 separate directions. Each room contains a number of enemies which can be shot and destroyed. If the player spends too long in a room, an unkillable enemy will follow and destroy the player. The player has armor which can absorb a total of 6 hits. The goal is to explore numerous rooms and gather several treasures. If all are collected, the level is complete.

In the second section, the player navigates a spaceship from a side-view. The ship can drop bombs and also fire forwards. The player must shoot through laser barriers, and also avoid missiles and turrets. The player has a total of 100 hit points, and each hit will reduce this number. The player has limited bombs, fuel, and time, and must gather fuel supplies to successfully complete a mission. It is game over if the ship is destroyed.

The final section is a top-down shooter, where the player controls a small vessel which can move in all directions. The ship is armed with bombs for destroying land targets, as well as a gun to shoot incoming aircraft. The player has limited hitpoints, bombs, and fuel. Each level has a single refueling aircraft, and if this is missed the player will have insufficient fuel to complete a level. The goal for each level is to avoid enemy fire, and survive to the end of the section.