Moonsweeper
In Moonsweeper your goal is to rescue miners from the moons in Star Quadrant Jupiter. You begin your mission in space where you must avoid deadly aurora flares, photon torches and space bullets from the sun in…
Moonsweeper is an arcade developed by Imagic, released 31 December 1983 on Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Commodore C64/128/MAX and MSX.
What Moonsweeper is
Moonsweeper is an arcade game developed by Imagic and released in 1983. It was published by Cheetahsoft Ltd.. It is available on Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX, Texas Instruments TI-99 and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In Moonsweeper your goal is to rescue miners from the moons in Star Quadrant Jupiter. You begin your mission in space where you must avoid deadly aurora flares, photon torches and space bullets from the sun in this quadrant. From time to time you will see a moon pass by, and by flying near it you can descend to the surface. As you sweep along the surface, you will see stranded miners which need to be rescued by flying over them. Also on the moons surface are various obstacles which must be avoided or destroyed, such as towers and lunar satellites as well as alien surface destroyers. Should you survive and rescue six miners (the maximum your ship can carry), then you may take off from the…
How it plays
It is played from a third person 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
Moonsweeper launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.
Official trailer
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