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Ultron

A Space Invaders clone in which the player controls the most powerful craft in the universe, the Ultron, at the bottom of the screen moving left or right and tries to defeat waves of aliens cascading down from…

31 December 1984

Ultron is an arcade developed by Icon Software, released 31 December 1984 on Acorn Electron and BBC Microcomputer System.

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What Ultron is

Ultron is an arcade game developed by Icon Software and released in 1984. It is available on Acorn Electron and BBC Microcomputer System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A Space Invaders clone in which the player controls the most powerful craft in the universe, the Ultron, at the bottom of the screen moving left or right and tries to defeat waves of aliens cascading down from the top.
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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.

What it launched against

Ultron launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Bomb Jack.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack.

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When did Ultron come out?
Ultron was released on 31 December 1984 for Acorn Electron and BBC Microcomputer System.

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