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Defender

Sears, Roebuck and Co.Atari 2600
Release Date
January 1, 1981
Developer
Atari
Publisher
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Genre
Shooter
Players
2
Rating
Not Rated

Defender is a two-dimensional side-scrolling shooting game set on the surface of an unnamed planet. The player controls a space ship as it navigates the terrain, flying either to the left or right. A joystick controls the ship's elevation, and five buttons control its horizontal direction and weapons. The ob...

Overview

In Defender, Defender is a two-dimensional side-scrolling shooting game set on the surface of an unnamed planet. The player controls a space ship as it navigates the terrain, flying either to the left or right. A joystick controls the ship's elevation, and five buttons control its horizontal direction and weapons. The object is to destroy alien invaders, while protecting astronauts on the landscape from abduction. Humans that are abducted return as mutants that attack the ship. Defeating the aliens allows the player to progres...

Release Information

Release Date
January 1, 1981
Developer
Atari
Publisher
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Genre
Shooter
Players
2
Rating
Not Rated

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