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Death Trap
Atari 2600 · Released December 31, 1983 · Developed by The Avalon Hill Game Company · Published by The Avalon Hill Game Company
Single player
ShooterArcadeActionScience fiction
Loose
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CIB
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Sealed
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Summary
You have been sent to deliver a message. Suddenly, you run into the giant ship IT. IT doesn't want that message to get to the Galactic Emperor. You must destroy all three power generators to escape. One generator is hidden until the other two are destroyed.
IT is protected by three shields above you; which are A, B, and C, from top to bottom. There is a forth shield, D, below you. Touching any shield is instant game over. IT also has guided fireballs that chase your ship for a short distance. Getting hit by these too many times will kill you. If you can avoid getting hit long enough, your repair crew might can undo some of the damage (see Game variations below)
You use the joystick to move the ship, left, right, up or down. Press the fire button to launch a torpedo. If you keep the fire button down, you can guide the torpedo left or right or accelerate it. Be advised, though, that you ship isn't moving while you are guiding the torpedo and could get damaged or destroyed.
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Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action · Science fiction
Developer
The Avalon Hill Game Company
Release history (1 entries)
| Date | Platform | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 1983 | Atari 2600 | — |








