Astro Wars
Italian license from Data East's "Astro Fighter". Player steers fighter craft and fires missiles and endeavors to eliminate attacking forces. Each stage of the game becomes more difficult, with each fighter…
Astro Wars is an arcade developed by Zaccaria, released 31 December 1981 on Arcade.
What Astro Wars is
Astro Wars is an arcade game developed by Zaccaria and released in 1981. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Italian license from Data East's "Astro Fighter". Player steers fighter craft and fires missiles and endeavors to eliminate attacking forces. Each stage of the game becomes more difficult, with each fighter craft moving closer into the battle.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Astro Wars launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.
Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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