Star Jacker
The SG-1000 port of Star Jacker. Star Jacker is an early vertical scrolling shooter with some interesting characteristics. The player starts out with three fighters with all of the fighters moving and shooting…
15 July 1983
Star Jacker is an arcade developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., released 15 July 1983 on SG-1000.
What Star Jacker is
Star Jacker is an arcade game developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and released in 1983. It is available on SG-1000 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The SG-1000 port of Star Jacker. Star Jacker is an early vertical scrolling shooter with some interesting characteristics. The player starts out with three fighters with all of the fighters moving and shooting at the same time. Two fighters trail the lead fighter. Star Jacker features a similar scheme with the Namco game Xevious in that the fighters shoot at enemy fighters in the air while dropping bombs on enemies and targets on the ground level. When any of the fighters is killed, the game momentarily pauses and re-centers the player fighters before continuing at the same point. The game is over when all of the player's fighters are destroyed. Star Jacker allows no continues.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
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When did Star Jacker come out?
Star Jacker was released on 15 July 1983 for SG-1000.
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