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Defender 2000

You whomped the aliens from the Alpha Proximian Empire in classic Defender and sent them home to cry. Now they want the planets that Earth is mining for desperately needed, life-sustaining minerals. Your job…

1 February 1996

Defender 2000 is a shooter, released 1 February 1996 on Atari Jaguar.

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What Defender 2000 is

Defender 2000 was released in 1996. It is available on Atari Jaguar only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You whomped the aliens from the Alpha Proximian Empire in classic Defender and sent them home to cry. Now they want the planets that Earth is mining for desperately needed, life-sustaining minerals. Your job is to protect the space miners as they perform their vital work. The aliens will try to capture them and use their life-energy to turn their ships into hyper-fast mutants. Rescure the captives and destroy the aliens or Earth is history!
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How it plays

Its themes are science fiction.

What it launched against

Defender 2000 launched on 1 February 1996, within three weeks of Soul Edge, Guardian Heroes, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara and Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom.

Released around the same time: Soul Edge, Guardian Heroes, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara, Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Defender 2000 — frequently asked questions

When did Defender 2000 come out?
Defender 2000 was released on 1 February 1996 for Atari Jaguar.

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