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Roadwars

A 1-on-1 3-D shoot-em'-up in which one or two players drive battlespheres (futuristic tanks) up an infinitely long road and destroy oncoming hazards. The action is very simplistic and there's little to do…

31 December 1987

Roadwars is a racing developed by Arcadia Systems, released 31 December 1987 on Amiga, Arcade, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Roadwars is

Roadwars is a racing game developed by Arcadia Systems and released in 1987. It is available on Amiga, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A 1-on-1 3-D shoot-em'-up in which one or two players drive battlespheres (futuristic tanks) up an infinitely long road and destroy oncoming hazards. The action is very simplistic and there's little to do other than dodge or blast approaching objects.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Roadwars launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Roadwars come out?
Roadwars was released on 31 December 1987 for Amiga, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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