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Zaxxon

1982 77 / 100 Arcade Shooter

Zaxxon is a 1982 isometric shooter arcade game developed and released by Sega. The game gives the player the experience of flying a fighter craft through a fortress while shooting at enemy entities (missiles, enemy gunfire, etc.) The object of the game is to hit as many targets as possible without being shot down or running out of fuel, which can be replenished paradoxically, by blowing up fuel drums.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer

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Zaxxon is a 1982 isometric shooter arcade game developed and released by Sega. The game gives the player the experience of flying a fighter craft through a fortress while shooting at enemy entities (missiles, enemy gunfire, etc.) The object of the game is to hit as many targets as possible without being shot down or running out of fuel, which can be replenished paradoxically, by blowing up fuel drums.

GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer GenreArcade GenreShooter ThemeAction ThemeScience fiction
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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Publisher
Cogito Software Company, Tandy, Pony Canyon, Datasoft, Inc., Sega/Gremlin, Sega Enterprises, Inc., Coleco
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action, Science fiction
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Apple II 1983
  • ZX Spectrum 1985
  • Arcade Jan 1982
  • Atari 8-bit 1984
  • ColecoVision 1982
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX 1984
  • DOS 1984
  • MSX 1985
  • SG-1000 1985
  • TRS-80 1983
  • TRS-80 Color Computer 1983
  • Wii Dec 15, 2009
  • Wii Mar 05, 2010
  • Wii Apr 12, 2010
  • Atari 5200 1984

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