| Swoop | |
| Programmer: | David Elliot |
| Publisher: | Micro Power |
| Released: | 1983: BBC, Electron 1984: C64 |
| Genre: | Fixed shooter |
| Modes: | Single-player |
| Platforms: | BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Commodore 64 |
Swoop is a clone of Namco's Galaxian programmed by David Elliot for the BBC Micro and published in the UK by Micro Power. It was ported to the Acorn Electron the game's launch in 1983 and the Commodore 64 in 1984.
The invading aliens take the form of wing-flapping Birdmen. Swoop differs from other Galaxian clones in that the Birdmen will lay explosive eggs if they successfully reach the bottom of the screen. If the eggs are touched by the player's laser base then a life is lost, so they effectively confine the movement of the laser base until they disappear after some pre-set time.
There are a total of eight levels (called "phases" in the cassette inlay instructions), each successively more difficult than the last. The most difficult level has a total of two Birdmen and eight missiles raining down on the player simultaneously.