Life on Earth is a cyberpunk video game released by the experienced Kai Magazine in 2018 for the MSX2 and further generations. Probably Kai's best title, and a spin-off of Life on Mars, it features breathtaking graphics, parallax scrolling and an impressive soundtrack making use of the Moonsound, MSX-MUSIC and MSX-AUDIO sound chips. It’s a shoot'em-up and platformer where we can not only run and jump but also fly with a jetpack, ride a motorcycle, etc. It has two different endings and hidden secrets to discover, featuring three difficulty levels selectable from the beginning. We'll fight relentless foes and also bigger final bosses with a weak point that we'll have to find in order to survive.
According to its plot, told by static screens and animations, we control Zhira Kenthara, a lab doctor who discovers an unknown virus brought by a martian colony that infects her workmates, who start mutating. Although Zhira gets infected too, she survives and blows up the whole lab. Now she becomes a sanitary threath chased both by Army and Police, being her mission to stay alive in order to find a cure for the virus.
Life on Earth runs on any MSX2 with a minimum of 64kB RAM, as long as it is provided with a V9990 VDP card or compatible. It was sold upon release both on digital version and on cartridge.