Liberator
Written by D. R. Gamon this space shoot'em up is similar to Andrew Braybrook's Uridium. It was originally released by Magnificent 7 in a compilation called "Liberator / Space Fiends" in 1986 for Commodore 16…
Liberator is a shooter developed by Magnificent 7, released 2 January 1986 on Commodore 16 and Commodore Plus/4.
What Liberator is
Liberator is a shooter game developed by Magnificent 7 and released in 1986. It was published by Alternative Software. It is available on Commodore 16 and Commodore Plus/4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You are mankinds only hope as huge Motherships and their fighters from the Anconian Fleet are poised to attack and you must destroy them all. In this top view horizontal scrolling shooter you must fly your spacecraft over the surface of each Mothership, blasting the enemy fighters before attempting to destroy their reactor. As you fly you must avoid or blast the fighters, gun placements, and avoid any obstacles and if you touch any or are shot then you lose one of five lives. At the end of your run over the Mothership is the reactor and you must destroy the force fields before destroying a huge ship protecting the reactor. once destroyed you move on to the next Mothership.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Liberator launched on 2 January 1986, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.
Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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