Defender - Atari 2600

Publisher:Atari  Info
Developer:Atari  Info
Year:Unknown
Category:Shoot'em Up
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Also on: Amstrad CPC, Atari 5200, MGT Sam Coupe, Commodore VIC-20, Microsoft Xbox 360, Acorn BBC Micro, Atari 7800, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Entex Adventure Vision, Commodore Amiga, Arcade, Apple II, Microsoft DOS, Atari 8-bit, Coleco Vision, Mattel Intellivision, Texas Instruments TI 99/4A

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In game image of Defender on the Atari 2600.
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Title screen of Defender on the Atari 2600.
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Box cover for Defender on the Atari 2600.
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Box back cover for Defender on the Atari 2600.
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Cartridge artwork for Defender on the Atari 2600.
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Arcade Cabinet Marquee for Defender.
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Advert for Defender on the Atari 2600.
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(Entex Adventure Vision Version)


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.

Eugene Jarvis' Defender has been widely regarded as one of the most popular and addictive space shooters of the early 1980's


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