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Missile Command
Atari
June 30, 1980
Genres
Shooter, ArcadeDevelopers
AtariRelease Date
June 30, 1980 (44 years and 10 months ago)Publishers
Sega, Taito, Atari Corporation, AtariContent Rating
E Mild Fantasy Violence
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As a regional commander of three anti-missile batteries, the player must defend six cities in their zone from being destroyed. The player's six cities are being attacked by an endless hail of ballistic missiles, some of them even splitting like multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs). New weapons are introduced in later levels: smart bombs that can evade a less than perfectly targeted missile, and bomber planes and satellites that fly across the screen and launch missiles of their own.
Genres
Shooter, ArcadePlatforms
Arcade, Atari 2600, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari ST/STEDevelopers
AtariRelease Date
June 30, 1980 (44 years and 10 months ago)Publishers
Sega, Taito, Atari Corporation, AtariContent Rating
E Mild Fantasy Violence
Franchises
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