FIREBLADE is an anti-terrorist military force created by the Western Nations in an attempt to erradicate world terrorism.

The main threat comes from the United Eastern States who appear to have got their evil mits on some weapons of mass destruction.

Your job is to pilot a Vendetta attack gunship helicopter and undertake a series of difficult missions to destroy these terrorists and save the Western Nations.

The game is fast, furious and fun to play.

You start off as a rookie pilot and go through several training stages to perfect your control and mastery of flight and, most importantly, gunship firepower.

You have some pretty neat weapons including machine gun, rockets and an EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse) cannon at your disposal.

Once you have got to grips with your machine it's off to blast the bad guys in a series of missions designed to challenge your flying skills while at the same time delivering maximum military mayhem.

The controls are reasonably easy to get to grips with though you may have to spend some time practising in the initial training missions to perfect your skills as it starts to get more difficult as you progress.

The graphics are also very good.

Overall: 4/5