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Omega Race

1 August 19816.7/ 10 · 24 votes3

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About

In Omega Race you control a spaceship and shoot down the enemy "Droid" ships that attack you. Your ship must avoid the Droid-dropped mines, but you can also shoot them. The last ship of the Droid flights goes into a spiraling pattern.

There is no end to this game. Rather, it is a game in which you try to get the highest score, or complete the highest number of levels.

You control a small triangle that is your ship. The ship can turn, move forward (with thrusters) and fire. Movement is one of the game's challenges; once the ship is moving, it can only be slowed by turning the nose in the opposite direction and using the thrusters. While doing that, the ship is unable to fire toward anything it is in motion toward.

Bouncing also comes into play during movement. When the ship hits the side of the screen, a wall of force appears, and the ship bounces. You don't have control over where the ship bounces, and must take time to regain control, before you run into an enemy ship and die.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Languages (1)

Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

Cartridge

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Joystick, Keyboard, Paddles

Controller Types Supported

Digital Joystick

Number of Players Supported

1 Player

Box art

Also known as

Course OmegaQuébec French title

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Facts

Released

1 August 1981

Platforms

Commodore 64Atari 2600ColecoVisionVIC-20Arcade

Standing

Top 89% by visits

Tags

Top-downFixed / flip-screenArcadeShooterSpace flightSci-fi / futuristic