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Mine Storm

The game begins with a large enemy ship dropping mines onto the field as an ominous jingle plays, and moves from the top to the bottom of the screen, where it disappears. The player's ship starts in the middle…

31 December 1982

Mine Storm is an arcade developed by GCE, released 31 December 1982 on Vectrex.

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What Mine Storm is

Mine Storm is an arcade game developed by GCE and released in 1982. It is available on Vectrex only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game begins with a large enemy ship dropping mines onto the field as an ominous jingle plays, and moves from the top to the bottom of the screen, where it disappears. The player's ship starts in the middle of the field with 5 lives. Numerous mines then start popping up. The player must destroy all of the mines in order to progress to the next minefield. All of the mines can be destroyed with one shot, or hit with the player's ship, costing the player a life. There are 4 types of mines.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Mine Storm launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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Mine Storm — frequently asked questions

When did Mine Storm come out?
Mine Storm was released on 31 December 1982 for Vectrex.
Does Mine Storm have multiplayer?
Yes. Mine Storm supports multiplayer.

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