Asterix
Asterix for the Atari 2600 was the first video game that starred the popular French cartoon character.
Asterix is an arcade, released 31 December 1988 on Atari 2600, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.
What Asterix is
Asterix was released in 1988. It was published by Atari Corporation. It is available on Atari 2600, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.
How it plays
Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Asterix series
Asterix is the sixth of 63 entries we hold in the Asterix series. It arrived a year after Asterix and the Magic Carpet. The next entry was Astérix: Operation Getafix in 1989.
What it launched against
Asterix launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
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