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Moon Shuttle

by Nichibutsu·published by Datasoft, Inc., Nichibutsu

1 June 198119
Commodore 64Atari 8-bitTRS-80 CoCoArcade

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6.1/ 10

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About

Aliens have invaded our asteroid belt! It's up to you to get rid of them. Your space ship on the bottom of the vertically scrolling screen dodges and shoots at asteroids, hostile ships and the like. By moving left and right and firing rapidly, first you must clear a path through the asteroids. Only then you can take on the alien craft. Pushing up on the joystick increases speed, but crashing into an asteroid means death. A bonus is awarded if you pass through unscathed. Once on the other side, the aliens attack from the top and sides of the screen and drop missiles. The first wave is just a teaser. Progressive waves are more aggressive and harder to kill. If you destroy a certain number of aliens, more asteroids must be avoided or destroyed, followed by yet another alien attack, and so on, until eventually all are defeated or you have no more lives.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

Perspective

Side view

Players

2 offline

Ported as

Arcade Archives: Moon ShuttleArcade Archives 2: Moon Shuttle

Languages

1 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English——

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

Cassette Tape, Floppy Disk

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Joystick

Controller Types Supported

Digital Joystick

Number of Players Supported

1-2 Players

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Facts

Developer

Nichibutsu

Released

1 June 1981

Platforms

Commodore 64Atari 8-bitTRS-80 CoCoArcade

Tags

Side viewArcadeShooterSci-fi / futuristic