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Zaxxon

Datasoft, Inc.Apple II
Release Date
January 1, 1983
Developer
Sega
Publisher
Datasoft, Inc.
Genre
Action, Shooter
Players
1
Rating
Not Rated

Zaxxon is a 1982 isometric shooter arcade game, developed and released by Sega, in which the player pilots a ship through heavily defended space fortresses. Zaxxon was the first game to employ axonometric projection, which lent its name to the game (AXXON from AXONometric projection). The type of axonometric...

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In Zaxxon, Zaxxon is a 1982 isometric shooter arcade game, developed and released by Sega, in which the player pilots a ship through heavily defended space fortresses. Zaxxon was the first game to employ axonometric projection, which lent its name to the game (AXXON from AXONometric projection). The type of axonometric projection is isometric projection: this effect simulated three dimensions from a third-person viewpoint.

Release Information

Release Date
January 1, 1983
Developer
Sega
Publisher
Datasoft, Inc.
Genre
Action, Shooter
Players
1
Rating
Not Rated

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