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J.A.O.S.S

Vertical autoscrolling space shooter. Can be played by one or two players, It has upgradeable weapons and ship features, and 10 different enemies. Great controls, nicely scaling difficulty.

31 December 2002

J.A.O.S.S is an arcade, released 31 December 2002 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What J.A.O.S.S is

J.A.O.S.S was released in 2002. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Vertical autoscrolling space shooter. Can be played by one or two players, It has upgradeable weapons and ship features, and 10 different enemies. Great controls, nicely scaling difficulty.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.

What it launched against

J.A.O.S.S launched on 31 December 2002, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, SimCity 4, Space Rangers and Sonic Advance 2.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, SimCity 4, Space Rangers, Sonic Advance 2.

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When did J.A.O.S.S come out?
J.A.O.S.S was released on 31 December 2002 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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