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Ring Wars

1st person space shooter, similar to Elite, developed by Vektor Grafix and published by Cascade Games for Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum.

31 December 1988

Ring Wars is a shooter developed by Vektor Grafix, released 31 December 1988 on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Ring Wars is

Ring Wars is a shooter game developed by Vektor Grafix and released in 1988. It was published by Cascade Games, Ltd.. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Hundreds of ring worlds are converging on our solar system devouring everything on their path. Now it's up to the player to stop them.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Ring Wars launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

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When did Ring Wars come out?
Ring Wars was released on 31 December 1988 for Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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