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Phaser Patrol

Defeat the Dracon Armada in challenging, realistic battle action. Featuring a real-time clock, energy indicator, Alien proximity indicator, torpedo status indicator, combat-range scanner, torpedo target-lock…

31 December 1982

Phaser Patrol is an arcade developed by Arcadia Corporation, released 31 December 1982 on Atari 2600.

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What Phaser Patrol is

Phaser Patrol is an arcade game developed by Arcadia Corporation and released in 1982. It is available on Atari 2600 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Defeat the Dracon Armada in challenging, realistic battle action. Featuring a real-time clock, energy indicator, Alien proximity indicator, torpedo status indicator, combat-range scanner, torpedo target-lock, Dracon fighter ships, shield status indicator, message display.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Phaser Patrol 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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When did Phaser Patrol come out?
Phaser Patrol was released on 31 December 1982 for Atari 2600.

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