Zaxxon
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| Zaxxon | |
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| Developer(s) | Ikegami Tsushinki |
| Publisher(s) | Coleco |
| Release date | Atari 2600: 1982 (NA) Intellivision: 1982 (NA) |
| Genre | Semi 3D Shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single player 1-2 players alternating |
| Age rating(s) | N/A Atari 2600 Intellivision |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600 Intellivision |
| Input | Atari 2600 Joystick Intellivision Controller |
| Credits | Soundtrack | Codes | Walkthrough | |
Zaxxon is an arcade game released in 1982. It was ported to the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Intellivision, and home computers. It was followed in the arcades by Super Zaxxon.
[edit] Gameplay
You play a small space fighter attacking an alien weapons installation built upon an asteroid, blasting away at cannons, rockets, and fuel dumps while avoiding laser fire, force fields, and collisions. In between asteroids, you fly through space dealing with fleets of fighter ships attacking you. On the second asteroid, you'll face off against the giant robot Zaxxon, who will launch its rocket at you if you don't shoot it straight inside its launcher to destroy it.
In all versions but the Atari 2600 and the Intellivision versions, the game screen scrolls diagonally in isometric 3D.
[edit] Gallery
Atari 2600 Boxart |
 Intellivision Boxart |
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