Armor Attack is an arcade developed by Cinematronics, released 1 June 1980 on Vectrex and Arcade.
What Armor Attack is
Armor Attack is an arcade game developed by Cinematronics and released in 1980. It was published by Bandai. It is available on Vectrex and Arcade.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The player controls a jeep and must destroy the many tanks and helicopters that attack them in a maze-like cityscape. The jeep is armed with a rocket launcher that fires straight forward; the player can have two rockets on-screen at the time. The driving is generally similar to the well-known Combat for the Atari 2600. Tanks periodically spawn from different locations on the edge of the screen and drive towards the player. The tanks always travel along horizontal or vertical lines, unlike the freely moving jeep. Tank turrets move to track the player, allowing them to shoot in any direction. Tanks normally take two hits to kill, and the player can have only two rockets on the screen at a…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Quick answers
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When did Armor Attack come out?
Armor Attack was released on 1 June 1980 for Vectrex and Arcade.
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