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A horizontal air combat shooter from Philko. Twin Falcons or Whizz is a military themed 2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up game where you take control of a fighter aircraft. The aircraft has separate weapons for flying and ground based units/ships. You fight a variety of enemies like ships, air...

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Developer
Philko

Released on
1989

Size
1–2 Players

Version
Arcade

Requirements
Arcade

Downloads
Shooter

ESRB Rating
Not Rated

Cooperative
Yes

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A horizontal air combat shooter from Philko.

Twin Falcons or Whizz is a military themed 2D side-scrolling shoot ’em up game where you take control of a fighter aircraft. The aircraft has separate weapons for flying and ground based units/ships.

You fight a variety of enemies like ships, aircraft and bosses. While playing destroyed enemies drop power-ups. These include: lower or higher speed (D and U), laser (L), hand operated three shot weapon (3 in a circle), three way automatic weapon (3 in a square) and a five shot weapon (R).

Twin Falcons

Overview & History

Released into the bustling arcades during the peak of the 1990s vertical-scrolling shooter golden age, *Twin Falcons* carved its own niche by blending intense aerial combat with a gripping sci-fi narrative. Set in the year 2142, players stepped into the flight suits of ace pilots Jax and Maya—the titular Twin Falcons—tasked with liberating Earth's orbital defense network from the rogue cybernetic syndicate known as the Obsidian Void. Unlike its contemporaries that favored gritty realism, this title dazzled audiences with vibrant, neon-drenched pixel art and a pulsing synthesized soundtrack that reacted dynamically to boss encounters. Though it never received a mainstream home console port, it remains a revered cult classic among retro enthusiasts for its unforgiving difficulty and striking visual aesthetic.

Gameplay Features & Mechanics

*Twin Falcons* distinguishes itself through a unique polarity-shift mechanic. Players can switch their ship's core energy between Red and Blue on the fly to absorb matching incoming enemy projectile waves, which charges the devastating "Falcon Nova" screen-clearing bomb. The game features seven grueling stages, each ending in multi-tiered biomechanical boss battles that demand precise dodging and strategic weapon utilization. Scattered power-ups alter your standard Vulcan cannons into homing plasma lasers, piercing railguns, or wide-spread incendiary fire. Furthermore, the two-player cooperative mode introduces a "wingman tether" mechanic, allowing linked ships to share shield energy and unleash a devastating dual-beam crossfire that shreds through enemy armadas.