Defender

Released

1981-02-01

User rating

3.43 / 5

Platforms

Xbox 360, Classic Macintosh, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari 5200, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit

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Game details · IGDB

Defender is an arcade video game developed released by Williams Electronics in 1980. A shooting game featuring two-dimensional (2D) graphics, the game is set on a fictional planet where the player must defeat waves of invading aliens while protecting astronauts. Development was led by Eugene Jarvis, a pinball programmer at Williams; Defender was Jarvis's first video game project, and drew inspiration from Space Invaders and Asteroids. Williams planned to display the game at the Amusement & Music Operators Association (AMOA) trade show, though development delays resulted in the team working …

Released

1981

Genres

Shooter, Strategy

Platforms

Arcade, Web browser, Mac

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Publisher

Williams Electronics, Shockwave

Described at

Defender 1981 Williams - lo trovi solo da Arcade Story

Defender è un videogioco sviluppato da Williams e progettato e creato da Eugene Jarvis, creatore di famosi flipper.

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