| Also on: Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Coleco Vision, Commodore Amiga, Dragon 32-64, Mattel Intellivision, Microsoft DOS, MSX, Sega SC-3000, Sega SG-1000, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Tandy TRS-80, Tandy TRS-80 CoCo, Tangerine Oric |
TV commercial from another systemZaxxon - Coleco Vision version shown because a Atari 5200 commercial is unavailable. |
The Zaxxon defence system must be destroyed in this isometric-viewed shoot 'em up which was originally hugely successful in the arcades. The game has 3 stages, first taking you through Asteroid City, which is heavily protected by aircraft, guns and missiles. Many barriers are alarmed, leaving you with limited space to progress through, and fire must constantly be dodged.
Stage two is a space shoot out against hordes of enemy aircraft - those you failed to destroy in the first part of the task. Complete this and you reach the final battle with Zaxxon, with the game looping with increased difficulty if you can survive the first time. There are 3 distinct skill levels, while controls involve using forward to dive and back to climb, in the manner of flight simulation. |
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