Silkworm is a horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Players can choose to control a helicopter or a jeep, with the helicopter played by the first player and the jeep by the second. The objective involves protecting one another while defeating enemies. Destroying special "goose" helicopters, which appear periodically, grants weapon power-ups, enhancing gameplay throughout levels.
Silkworm is a classic horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up. The main difference between this game and many other side-scrolling shoot-em-ups is that you will be on land as well as in the air. The first player would play as a helicopter, but if a second player joins the game, they would play as a jeep. Both players would have to protect each other as well as themselves. After a certain number of kills, a "goose" helicopter would form on the screen. If the players managed to destroy it they would get a weapon's powerup. This would go on throughout the entire game, and a "goose" could appear even during the fight with the end-of-level baddie.