The object of Arashi is to keep the claw alive. The claw moves along the rim of a cosmic chasm. The monsters climbing out of the chasm are your enemies and will attempt to destroy the claw or drop it into the chasm.
Your defenses are the cannon and the superzapper. The cannon can be used continuously, but only a fixed number of shot can exist at a certain point in time, so you should pace your fire so that you are not left without shots when you need them the most.
All enemies except the fuseball may be shot even when they are on the rim. Once all enemies have been shot or they are all on the rim, the claw will warp to the next chasm by flying through the current one. The claw can not pass a spike emerging from the chasm, so remember to keep the way clear on at least one of the lanes.
 
Good implementation of the arcade game Tempest! If there is any game that should be applauded for being an exact replica of the original arcade game, then Arashi is it. This game goes all the way by offering 74 different levels of play, great sounds and graphics. The only place that this game fails is the lack of any originality for the Macintosh computer. I like implementations of the arcade games, but I personally think that they could take that extra step beyond the original. That aside, this is one of the better shareware games that is available.
