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Space War
Atari 2600 · Released December 31, 1978 · Developed by Atari · Published by Atari
★ 47Total 47Single playerMultiplayer
SimulatorArcadeActionScience fiction
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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 | — |
