Moon Patrol
Moon Patrol is a side-scrolling shooter that puts players at the controls of a six-wheeled moon rover that can jump and shoot. The goal is to move through the entire course as quickly as possible while…
Moon Patrol is an arcade developed by Irem, released 8 May 1982 on Atari 2600, Apple II, Arcade and Atari ST/STE.
What Moon Patrol is
Moon Patrol is an arcade game developed by Irem and released in 1982. It was published by Atari. It is available on Atari 2600, Apple II, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20, DOS, MSX and Texas Instruments TI-99.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Moon Patrol is a 1982 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Irem for arcades. It was released by Williams Electronics in North America. The player controls a lunar rover which continually drives forward across a scrolling landscape while jumping over or shooting obstacles such as holes and rocks. Shooting sends one bullet forward along the buggy's path and, simultaneously, another straight up for defense against aerial attack saucers. The goal is to reach the next checkpoint and eventually the end of the course.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Moon Patrol holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1982 averaged 66, so it scored 14 points above the year average.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Moon Patrol yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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