Venus Harrier

Venus Harrier is a 1984 platformer released for the Beamtec Hyperstation in the USA, UK, Brazil, Peru, & Argentina developed by Taito, & published by Beamtec Corporation. The game was the very first game to be composed by Jeff Ipalo, who later composed games for other companies.

Plot
A secret group of superhuman agents on an unknown planet have been attacking several humans that were exploring space. All is gonna be destroyed except Keith Bransfield, & his crew who land safely on another part of their planet. Keith finds out that they're on Venus. It's up to them to stop the superhumans.

Gameplay
The game is a simple platformer with the B button to shoot, & the A button to jump. Keith goes through 8 levels that take 2 to 5 minutes. The game has your regular powerups such as a spray gun, a fire blaster, & invincibility. There are a total of 4 bosses, 1 for every 2 levels.

Reception
2 magazines reviewed the game. US magazine Beamtec X-terminal gave it a 82% saying, "While not as good as Velron the Space Man, this game is very good, & has cool graphics. The music is decent at best however, though this is Jeff Ipalo's 1st composition.". Peru magazine Gaming Peru gave the game a 68%.