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Vultures

Vultures is an original (?) shoot'em'up with a slight Galaga flavour. Above your spaceship hangs a nest of space-vultures. One after one, they come down to shoot at you. Unlike Galaga, they don't wrap at the…

1 February 1983

Vultures is a shooter developed by J. Morrison, released 1 February 1983 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Vultures is

Vultures is a shooter game developed by J. Morrison and released in 1983. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Vultures is an original (?) shoot'em'up with a slight Galaga flavour. Above your spaceship hangs a nest of space-vultures. One after one, they come down to shoot at you. Unlike Galaga, they don't wrap at the end of the screen, instead they "bounce" back and forth across it. Mind the vulture's course, because otherwise you might find yourself trapped in a corner with the inevitable collision as only way out. A good tactic to ameliorate your chances is to dodge the vulture's bullets and concentrate your fire on its mates that are left hanging above. When all the vultures are killed, their eggs start to hatch and spawn similarly devious creatures. Shoot them down, and you have passed the first…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Vultures come out?
Vultures was released on 1 February 1983 for Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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