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Tempest

by Atariยทpublished by Electric Dreams Software, Superior Software Ltd., Atari

1 October 198137
PCWindowsAtari STZX SpectrumAmstrad CPCXboxXbox 360BrowserBBC MicroElectron

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7.0/ 10

38 votes

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About

99 Hyperspatial Wireways have long been crucial to man's ability to travel quickly through space. Thus, when aliens invade them, it becomes necessary to fly into and clear them.

Tempest is a shooter using wire-frame graphics. Each Wireway is taken on in turn, and has a network of lines guiding the movement paths of both yourself and the aliens. You remain on the outside and keep shooting as the aliens move towards you. Any that reach the outside are fatal to touch, thus limiting your range of movement greatly if 2 or more achieve this. Some aliens move sideways - in dealing with these, plan ahead allowing for the time your shots to take to travel.

You have a Super Zapper, which can be used once on each level to wipe out all aliens currently active, but this scores no points.

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Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

Included in

Atari Greatest Hits Volume 1Atari VaultAtari Flashback Classics Vol. 1Atari Anniversary Edition ReduxAtari 50: The Anniversary CelebrationAtari Collection 1Atari CouchcadeAtari Flashback Blast! Vol. 1Pong 4 Player Pub TableAtari Classics GamesAtari AnthologyPolymega Collection Vol. 12: Tempest

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Facts

Developer

Atari

Released

1 October 1981

Series

Tempest

Platforms

PCWindowsAtari STZX SpectrumAmstrad CPCXboxXbox 360BrowserBBC MicroElectronArcadeAntstream

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Tags

Behind viewFixed / flip-screenArcadeShooterSci-fi / futuristic