Defender - Arcade

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Description: Defend the human population from swarms of attacking aliens. Extremely popular even though it was deemed a flop at a 1981 Chicago arcade machine trade show because of its difficulty. The attract mode for the game was programmed in just five hours. Your mission, as captain of the Defender, is to protect the humanoids stranded on the planet from their alien abductors. The scanner will help you determine a strategy to shoot down the alien ships before they reach the humanoids. If you destroy the aliens after they have captured their prey, you must return the humanoids to the safety of the planet or they will fall to their death. ... (more)

Release date: 1 June 1980

Tags: Arcade (3), Shooter (2), Sci-fi (1), Space (1), Side-scrolling (1), Williams (1), Ported To Atari 2600 (1), Developed By Williams (1), Ready Player One (1)

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