Barrage is an indie, released 31 December 1982 on BBC Microcomputer System.
What Barrage is
Barrage was released in 1982. It was published by Program Power. It is available on BBC Microcomputer System only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Barrage is an artillery game for two players who take turns playing the game on the same computer. Each player controls a gun and has to shoot projectiles at the other. Both sides have 100 men, and the aim is to kill the all of the enemies' men. There are two cities on both sides of the screen, which have to be avoided from being hit as it would incur penalties otherwise. The landscape is generated for each new match, and they are terraformed by the craters caused by artillery hits. Each player has to enter values with the keyboard for the angle and velocity of the shot while accounting for the wind speed and direction. Players with more than 35 men in the army will be asked to choose a…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are warfare. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Barrage — frequently asked questions
When did Barrage come out?
Barrage was released on 31 December 1982 for BBC Microcomputer System.
Does Barrage have multiplayer?
Yes. Barrage supports multiplayer.
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