Cherry Bomb is a basic arcade Shoot 'em up game (Shmup) reminiscent of Space Invaders or Galaga. Pilot your red spaceship to blast your way through 9 waves of attacking aliens. Use the following controls:

Arrow keys - Move the ship
(X) - Shoot
(O) - Bomb
Shoot the enemies to destroy them. Enemies will attack you. Destroy or avoid all enemies in a wave to proceed to the next wave. There are 9 waves in the game. If you get hit you will lose a life. If you lose all lives you lose the game.

Pickups
Occasionally, defeated enemies will drop a cherry pickup. Collect them to increase the strength of your Bomb. Triggering the Bomb will deplete your cherry. You cannot use the Bomb if you have no cherry.

If you collect 10 cherries you will restore a life. If you already have 4 lives️ you will get points instead. After collecting 10 cherries your stock will always reset.