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Assault

Genres: Shooter, Arcade

Released on: Atari 2600

Developer: Bomb

Publisher: Onbase Co. Ltd.

Themes: Action, Science fiction

Game Modes: Single player

Perspective: Side view

Platform Release Dates:
Platform Release Date
Atari 2600 December 31, 1983

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About:

A mothership drops aliens, up to three on screen at a time. There are ten per level. You must shoot them but avoid the items they fire at you. You fire by pushing up on the joystick. Pushing left or right makes you go left or right. If you hold down the button, pushing left or right makes you fire left or right. Later enemies will drop fireballs that chase you along the ground or split in two smaller enemies when shot. If you fire non-stop, you will build up heat as indicated by the green bar at the bottom right. If you overheat or are hit by an enemy, you loser a life. The game is over when you lose all lives or reach a score of 999,999. You get a new man (4 max) every 10,000 points.

Story:

No storyline available