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Implosion

Implosion is a shooter in which a planet is on full collision course towards the earth. Now the player has to infiltrate said planet to let it implode. In every level big energy balls have to be destroyed to…

31 December 1987

Implosion is an arcade, released 31 December 1987 on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Implosion is

Implosion was released in 1987. It was published by Cascade Games, Ltd.. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Implosion is a shooter in which a planet is on full collision course towards the earth. Now the player has to infiltrate said planet to let it implode. In every level big energy balls have to be destroyed to weaken the planet's defenses. When all are gone, a portal opens up which has to be entered within ten seconds - it is unhealthy to stay. Also unhealthy are the enemies which attack frontally. If they manage to touch the ship its energy goes down and zero energy results in a life loss. Fortunately the player can shoot them and also destroy special crystals. Those split up into smaller crystals which reward more energy, better shields or extra points when picked up.
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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

Implosion launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Implosion come out?
Implosion was released on 31 December 1987 for Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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