Silent Assault is an unlicensed game created for the Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo Entertainment System

The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...

 by Joy Van and published by Color Dreams

Color Dreams

Color Dreams was a company that developed video games for the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System . While most companies that developed NES games obtained an official license from Nintendo to produce game cartridges, Color Dreams was unusual in that it developed NES games without an official license...

. You play as the only one who was unaffected by an alien power, as the Earth's military forces are under control from the deadly alien force.

Gameplay

An alien power has taken over earth, and you are the only one who is not affected by these aliens. You gather additional armament while you engage in enemy infantry

Infantry

Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...

. The games contains a total of 8 levels. In Silent Assault, your amount of lives

1-up

1-up , pronounced "one up", is a term in console video gaming that commonly refers to an item that gives the player an extra life, to complete the game. In certain games, it is possible to receive multiple extra lives at once...

 are represented by how many commandos you have. Your health in game is represented by small shields displayed on screen.
At the start of every game you begin with 3 commandos, each processing 3 shields. When you come into contact with an enemy or bullets, you lose half a shield on your current commando; when a commando is out of shields you lose that commando. You can gather hearts to gain back shields, these hearts appear randomly after gunning down enemies.