Turmoil
The player controls a space ship which is trapped in an area consisting of seven tunnels which are connected by a vertical shaft. Enemies are attacking the player from left and right and it is the objective of…
Turmoil is an arcade developed by Sirius Software, released 31 December 1982 on Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX and Commodore VIC-20.
What Turmoil is
Turmoil is an arcade game developed by Sirius Software and released in 1982. It was published by ASCII Corporation. It is available on Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20 and MSX.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The player controls a space ship which is trapped in an area consisting of seven tunnels which are connected by a vertical shaft. Enemies are attacking the player from left and right and it is the objective of the player to destroy as many attackers as possible using the shaft. You can't, however, hover at one spot for too long since an invincible enemy will appear, forcing the player to change positions eventually.
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
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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