Layla (レイラ) is a side-scrolling action video game produced by dB-SOFT that was released in 1986 exclusively for the Family Computer (the Japanese version of the Nintendo Entertainment System).

In a story inspired by Dirty Pair,[1][2] Layla, a 17-year-old[3] member of special forces group CAT, needs to rescue her team partner Iris who was kidnapped by the evil Dr. Manitoka.

Bonus levels distributed throughout the game allow players to destroy squadrons of enemy ships while being completely impervious to their attacks.

However, more female-protagonists games including Athena, The Wing of Madoola and Gall Force also arrived at around the same time as when it was finally released in December.

[6] Upon its release, Layla was rated 26/40 (5, 7, 7, 7) by the four reviewers in Weekly Famitsu, three of whom acclaimed the cuteness of the main character in their notes.