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Storyline:
RESCUE THE HUMANOIDS
Earth's "friendship" signals, beamed into deep space and
beyond the Milky Way, have attracted extraterrestrial beings,
all right, but not the ones we expected. Now wave after wave
of warlike Aliens from some unidentified solar system "home
in" and attack. In the cockpit of Universal Space Ship
Defender, you wait tensely, watching your scanner for
approaching aliens. There they are! First comes a lone Bomber,
laying space mines. You pick that off with your laser
missiles with no trouble. But an innocent-looking Pod ship
explodes when you hit it, releasing clusters of missile-
splitting Swarmers. Whew! That was close! Now what? Your
Scanner shows a convoy of saucer-shaped Baiters coming fast
and escorting a squadron of Landers. Space Intelligence has
informed you that the Landers' diabolical mission is to kidnap
Earth's Humanoids and transform them into hideous flying
Mutants programmed to destroy the cities and take over the
Earth.
In the city below, Humanoids run helter-skelter through the
streets like frightened ants. Some cower in doorways, hoping,
no doubt, that the Landers will overlook them. No chance!
Look! See that terrified Humanoid wriggling helplessly in the
force of the Lander beam? No time to lose! Thrust out and
blast that Lander with your laser missiles. There! That got
him. Now dive down and catch the Humanoid. Hurry! Hurry! He's
falling fast!
--From the Atari 2600 Defender instruction manual.
Overview:
Defender is a very entertaining game. The graphics were not very good just like most Atari 2600 games. The game-play, on the other hand, was great. The side-scrolling fun never ends, especially since you can scroll either way. There are also warps that will take you somewhere else on the map. The radar at the top of the screen is a little tough to read, but helpful none the less. If you see a ship in the middle of abducting one of the people, shoot it down but be careful not to hit the victim. Defender is a great classic game, so give it a try!
Save the people from the terrible aliens that are trying to abduct them. |
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