Position your space ship among enemies and detonate mines on your own board to cause maximum damage to the foe. In real life that would be a suicide mission, but not in this game.
A lander with a twist. Instead of manipulating your ship's engines to navigate to a safe landing spot while conserving the fuel, you have to bomb the Martian city to convert it into a nice landing field.
An arcade shooter. Something in the line of Space Patrol with only left and right movements, or Space Invaders with no shields and alien ships coming vertically one by one or in small flocks.