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Dominator

Warnings, S.O.S.’s and stories of total planet annihilation had been banded around a terrified solar system for some time but had been conveniently ‘overlooked’ by spineless, so called Leaders. And now it was…

31 December 1989

Dominator is a shooter developed by System 3 Software, released 31 December 1989 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.

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What Dominator is

Dominator is a shooter game developed by System 3 Software and released in 1989. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Warnings, S.O.S.’s and stories of total planet annihilation had been banded around a terrified solar system for some time but had been conveniently ‘overlooked’ by spineless, so called Leaders. And now it was too late. This was incomprehensible. This was immense! It’s vast appetite was closing in on Earth and the putrid stench of partly digested World’s hung ominously in space, above a society that had refused to believe that it’s very existence would ever again be in question. Who could fight? Who would dare venture inside this mutant horror and battle against it’s bodily defence mechanisms, to obliterate its sustaining organs, to finally put a stop to its crazed, hunger induced stampede…
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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

Dominator launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.

Quick answers

Dominator — frequently asked questions

When did Dominator come out?
Dominator was released on 31 December 1989 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.

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