Pulsar II
A single screen shoot'em up written by Nasir Gebelli and published by Sirius Software for the Apple II computers. The player controls a flying saucer, that can rotate clockwise or anticlockwise around a…
Pulsar II is an arcade developed by Sirius Software, released 31 December 1981 on Apple II.
What Pulsar II is
Pulsar II is an arcade game developed by Sirius Software and released in 1981. It is available on Apple II only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A single screen shoot'em up written by Nasir Gebelli and published by Sirius Software for the Apple II computers. The player controls a flying saucer, that can rotate clockwise or anticlockwise around a pulsar, with the aim to destroy the shields around the pulsar and finally the pulsar itself.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Pulsar II launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.
Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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