Critical Mass

Critical Mass

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Arcade

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Release Date

December 8, 2001 (24 years ago)

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Critical Mass

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Summary

Critical Mass (aka Critter) is a shoot’em up (smup) similar to Galaxian. The basic idea is simple: you move your ship back and forth at the bottom of the screen, shooting up, while bad guys fly around and shoot at you.

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