Sidewize is a horizontally scrolling shooter released by Firebird in 1987 for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum home computers.

The four worlds of Omicron, Nu, Delta and Iota are under siege by the Dariard Mutants.

Sidewize is a 2D horizontally scrolling shooter with similarities to the Capcom arcade game Side Arms.

The player controls the warrior Dynar on his lone mission against waves of Mutants on the four worlds of the Xeolom Alliance.

"The game itself is a simple concept, but there's just so much to it, and the difficulty is so well judged, you just can't pull the plug.