Astro Wars

Astro Wars

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Genres

Shooter, Arcade

Developer

Zaccaria

Release Date

December 31, 1981 (44 years ago)

Publisher

Zaccaria

Content Rating

N/A

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Summary

Italian license from Data East’s “Astro Fighter”.

Player steers fighter craft and fires missiles and endeavors to eliminate attacking forces. Each stage of the game becomes more difficult, with each fighter craft moving closer into the battle.

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