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Crossfire

The game required two players, each with a gun, at opposite sides of the playfield. Each player had a vertical position knob (a potentiometer like Pong) and a fire button. Each gun could have one shot in the…

31 December 1975

Crossfire is an arcade developed by Atari, released 31 December 1975 on Arcade.

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What Crossfire is

Crossfire is an arcade game developed by Atari and released in 1975. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game required two players, each with a gun, at opposite sides of the playfield. Each player had a vertical position knob (a potentiometer like Pong) and a fire button. Each gun could have one shot in the air at a time. There was a big ball, which started at the center, and there were small bumpers in the playfield that made the ball bounce. You tried to “push” the ball into your opponent’s goal line by shooting it. Each hit added a little energy and it took multiple hits to get the speed of the ball up, but then you had to watch out for rebounds off the bumpers. An interesting aspect of the game was the one-shot-at-a-time rule. If the ball was on your side of the field, then you could…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players.

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Quick answers

Crossfire — frequently asked questions

When did Crossfire come out?
Crossfire was released on 31 December 1975 for Arcade.
Does Crossfire have multiplayer?
Yes. Crossfire supports multiplayer.

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