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Web Wars

Web Wars is a multi-directional scrolling shooter released in 1983. In Web Wars, the player controls a bird flying through a Web of Fantasy, shooting enemies, dodging their fire and collecting various…

31 December 1983

Web Wars is an arcade developed by GCE, released 31 December 1983 on Vectrex.

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What Web Wars is

Web Wars is an arcade game developed by GCE and released in 1983. It was published by Milton Bradley. It is available on Vectrex only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Web Wars is a multi-directional scrolling shooter released in 1983. In Web Wars, the player controls a bird flying through a Web of Fantasy, shooting enemies, dodging their fire and collecting various creatures. There are 20 different creatures to collect in all. At times a portal will appear for the player to fly into to be taken to the Trophy Room, which displays all of their captured creatures. If the player misses two chances in entering the Trophy Room during a wave, a Cosmic Dragon will appear over the Web, out of weapons range, and shoot down at the player.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Web Wars launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

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Quick answers

Web Wars — frequently asked questions

When did Web Wars come out?
Web Wars was released on 31 December 1983 for Vectrex.
Does Web Wars have multiplayer?
Yes. Web Wars supports multiplayer.

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