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Polaris

You're the commander of a Polaris class nuclear submarine. Your mission is to defend your country from enemy attack. You must face one to three enemy subs and one to five bombers in a squad. You must destroy…

1 March 1983

Polaris is an arcade developed by Taito, released 1 March 1983 on Atari 2600.

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What Polaris is

Polaris is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 1983. It was published by Tigervision. It is available on Atari 2600 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You're the commander of a Polaris class nuclear submarine. Your mission is to defend your country from enemy attack. You must face one to three enemy subs and one to five bombers in a squad. You must destroy the bombers by shooting missiles. After you destroy the bomber squadron, you must face a dive bomber dropping torpedoes that plunge to your depth then move horizontally. After destroying him, you must navigate through a channel, avoiding or torpedoing mines to reach the next level. Occasionally, an enemy destroyer will move across the screen and will drop a depth charge.
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How it plays

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

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When did Polaris come out?
Polaris was released on 1 March 1983 for Atari 2600.

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