<s>
Cybernoid	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1988	O
by	O
Hewson	O
Consultants	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	O
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
have	O
a	O
main	O
theme	O
by	O
Dave	O
Rogers	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Commodore	O
C64	O
version	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
theme	O
by	O
Jeroen	O
Tel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Cybernoid	B-Application
,	O
pirates	O
have	O
raided	O
the	O
storage	O
depots	O
of	O
the	O
Federation	O
and	O
stolen	O
minerals	O
,	O
jewels	O
,	O
ammunition	O
and	O
the	O
latest	O
battle	O
weaponry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cybernoid	B-Application
ship	O
has	O
been	O
dispatched	O
with	O
instructions	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
stolen	O
booty	O
and	O
to	O
return	O
it	O
to	O
storage	O
within	O
a	O
specified	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cybernoid	B-Application
needs	O
to	O
battle	O
the	O
pirates	O
and	O
their	O
planetary	O
defense	O
systems	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
stolen	O
booty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cybernoid	B-Application
is	O
split	O
into	O
three	O
levels	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
level	O
consisting	O
of	O
several	O
screens	O
that	O
are	O
traversed	O
via	O
a	O
flip-screen	O
system	O
of	O
play	O
rather	O
than	O
scrolling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cybernoid	B-Application
ship	O
can	O
collect	O
power-ups	O
for	O
assistance	O
(	O
including	O
a	O
rear-gun	O
and	O
a	O
giant	O
spiked	O
ball	O
that	O
flies	O
around	O
the	O
ship	O
)	O
and	O
also	O
use	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
built-in	O
special	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
shields	O
and	O
homing	O
missiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shooting	O
pirate	O
ships	O
often	O
leaves	O
power-ups	O
or	O
jewels	O
that	O
Cybernoid	B-Application
can	O
then	O
collect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
put	O
a	O
few	O
in-jokes	O
into	O
the	O
title	O
page	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
one	O
being	O
that	O
the	O
Cybernoid	B-Application
ship	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
"	O
M.Sugden	O
"	O
,	O
referencing	O
the	O
British	O
Actress	O
Mollie	O
Sugden	O
,	O
who	O
played	O
Mrs	O
Slocombe	O
on	O
the	O
TV	O
series	O
Are	O
You	O
Being	O
Served	O
?	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cybernoid	B-Application
achieved	O
great	O
critical	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Cybernoid	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
C64	B-Device
Direct-to-TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
