Defender for the Atari 8-bit family

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Published on January 12, 2013 10:30:54 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaB9BHNwJIM

Game:

Defender (1981)

Duration: 2:40

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Came also out for:

Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Apple II
Commodore 64
ColecoVision
Intellivision
PC Booter
TI-99/4A
VIC-20
Xbox 360


Game description:

Defender put players in charge of a ship sent to protect mankind from wave after wave of attacking alien forces.

Armed with smart bombs and the ability to use hyperspace to move quickly around the planet, the player ship must fight against Bombers, Pods, Swarmers, Baiters, and Landers - that can capture the humanoids and transform them into deadly and relentless Mutants. Fail to save the humanoids from freefall or Mutant transformation, and the planet is destroyed.

What I think:

A really, really fun (although repetitive) game and quite good port.