Astro Blaster

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The player controls a ship (bearing a resemblance to the Battlestar Galactica) which can fire and move left or right. The player must continuously monitor the onscreen temperature and fuel gauges; if the ship overheats, its weapon is disabled, and if it is depleted of fuel, the vessel itself explodes. The player must battle through waves of enemies, which attack with varied formations and flight patterns. When a wave is destroyed, a new one appears. At the end of each sector,

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Developer
Gremlin Industries · Sega/Gremlin
Publisher
Sega · Quicksilva
Release · ZX Spectrum
  • Worldwide1983

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