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Space War
Atari 2600 · Released December 31, 1978 · Developed by Atari · Published by Atari
★ 47Total 47Single playerMultiplayer
SimulatorArcadeActionScience fiction
Summary
This video game is an Atari 2600 port of Spacewar!, the famous 1962 computer game by Steve Russell. The cartridge comes programmed with 17 game variations. Variations 1 to 13 are duels between two ships and 14 to 17 are for one player. In some of the variations the ships fight near a planet which has gravitational attraction. This concept was used in the Star Control series of games.
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Details
IGDB Rating
47.32 / 100
11 ratings
Total Rating
47.32 / 100
11 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action · Science fiction
Developer
Atari
Also known as
AliasSpacewarAlternative spelling
AliasSpace War: Space CombatAlternative title
Release history (1 entries)
| Date | Platform | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 1978 | Atari 2600 | — |
