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Planet Smashers
Atari 7800 · Released December 31, 1990 · Developed by James Zalewski · Published by Atari Corporation
Single player
ShooterActionScience fiction
Loose
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CIB
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Sealed
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Summary
Planet Smashers finally delivered an original 2D Shooter to the Pro System late in its life. Your spaceship, which oddly looks like an airplane, has the grave task of defending Earth from an alien armada. Planet Smashers has some nice features like level warp codes, laser upgrades, cloaking devices, and interesting bosses. You even have the burden of defending Earth's shield from asteroids and alien ships. The back of the box boasts, "awesome sound effects", but the main laser noise is mind-numbingly irritating. After you defeat the game, you are treated to a text ending commanding you to play Alien Brigade, which makes little sense since you just defeated the alien mothership.
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Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action · Science fiction
Developer
James Zalewski
Release history (2 entries)
| Date | Platform | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 1990 | Atari 7800 | — |
| Dec 31, 1990 | Atari 7800 | — |
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