Very interesting

User Rating: 7.7 | Defender 2600
By fenix1022 | Review Date:
For an Atari game, there was a lot going on at once. You aare this little ship that shoots lasers, amongst a fleet of other ships that are out to get you. Along the way, you run into wormholes and powerups. In addition, little flashing lights represent the people of the city below. It is your job to save those people by destroying the crafts that abduct them, catch them in mid air, and place them safely back on the ground.

The graphics are decent for an Atari game, but I don't know how a circle represents a spacecraft. The sounds are there to let you know if someone is firing, and you get a warning sound if a person has been abducted. The controls are obviously easy to pick up since you only have a joystick and a single button.

All in all it is a fun game for the Atari 2600.

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