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Guardian [Model AP2008]

Atari 2600 cart. published 42 years ago by Apollo, Inc.

Listed in MAME

Guardian [Model AP2008] screenshot

Guardian © 1982 Apollo

An arcade action game for one or two players. In an intergalactic war, an enemy ship called Dromeda is attacking your home planets and you need to defend them! The planets are located at either the top or the bottom of the screen, and are defended by a shield. Dromeda is in the middle of the screen, and will be launching explosive devices at the planets. You control a spaceship which is the last hope to save the planets. Unfortunately, your ships lasers are unable to reach Dromeda, so you you must shoot the explosives as they come in. If you miss any explosives, they will destroy part of the shield. If a large enough hole forms, an explosive could get through and destroy an entire planet. The game ends when all of your planets have been destroyed.

Features 34 game variations.

TECHNICAL

Model AP2008

SCORING
At first you will earn points for each thermo-molecular detonator destroyed. As the game progresses, the shower of detonators rains upon Guardian at a more frenzied speed. and you gain more points for destroying them.
Every time you earn 10.000 points, your force field will be re-built.
Every 50.000 points, you gain an additional planet. However, due to the visibility range of Guardian. You can only view three planets at a time. Rest assured that the others are there. The game is over when your last planet is destroyed.
STAFF

Programmer: Larry Martin

SOURCES

Game's ROM.