Darwin 4081 is an intense and exciting game that will please all those with a love for old-school shooters.

Darwin 4081 is an excellent 2D top-view shooter with awesome gameplay and concept.

The storyline in Darwin 4081 is very similar to other top-view shooters. Basically, you start the level shooting small enemies on the screen. At the end of the level, there is a boss to defeat. Killing it brings you to the next level. As stated earlier, the storyline isn't very in-depth, but it is extremely refreshing and unique.

The gameplay in Darwin 4081 is very intense. Similar to other shooters, you will get lots of targets coming to you at once. The design of the enemy targets varies from small spacecraft to other ground objects. By killing certain specific targets, you will receive power-ups for your spacecraft. Your spacecraft will then grow larger with improvements in its armaments and overall response.

At the end of a level, you will have to fight a boss. Depending on which level you are in, You will get to fight a giant caterpillar, a telephone, a large hovering pyramid, an octopus or a giant robotic dragon.

For your armaments, You will have a forward firing charge particle gun for air targets and a downward firing cannons for ground objects. Also to add, the armament type you carry can vary depending on the type of power-ups you take.

As for the difficulty, the game gets harder and harder as you progress through the levels. Making you concentrate on every single approaching bullet. One wrong move can sent your spacecraft into a fireball.

When you compare Darwin 4081 with other Genesis shooters, you will find that the graphics are very nice. The 2D background scrolls through the screen nicely, the enemy spacecrafts and bosses are well detailed and the frame rate never slows down even with tons of targets on the screen.

Darwin 4081 has pretty good music and sound effects. The sound of explosions are reproduced very well and the music really helps to set the mood and pace of this shooter.

This game is interesting, fun and extremely refreshing. There are many things to see and many secrets to discover. The many boss designs in here are unique and it makes you want to play through the game just to see them again.

Darwin 4081 is an intense and exciting game that will please all those with a love for old-school shooters.