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Menace

This is a pure arcade game- a fast action packed journey through six very different worlds where lightning fast reflexes and furious fire button action are your only hope of survival. Your mission orders are…

31 December 1988

Menace is an arcade developed by DMA Design, released 31 December 1988 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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What Menace is

Menace is an arcade game developed by DMA Design and released in 1988. It was published by Psyclapse. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This is a pure arcade game- a fast action packed journey through six very different worlds where lightning fast reflexes and furious fire button action are your only hope of survival. Your mission orders are simple, you must destroy the planet Draconia. In theory possible, in practice... The planet Draconia, an unnatural planet, has been formed over many centuries by six of the most feared rulers that have ever existed. These rulers, exiled from their home galaxy, have ravaged and plundered space, using the worlds they have destroyed and the life forms they have created to build this planet of fear and death. Now an end must be put to their reign of terror. A large scale attack will prove…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Menace launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

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When did Menace come out?
Menace was released on 31 December 1988 for Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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