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First release: 1982
Developer: Compile, Programmers-3
Publisher: Brøderbund Software, Toshiba-EMI, Comptiq
Genres: Shooter, Arcade · Action, Science fiction
Platforms: MSX, Atari 8-bit, Commodore VIC-20, Apple II, PC-8800 Series, FM-7

A.E. is an arcade style shooting game in which you have to shoot down waves of evil flying mechanical stingrays in order to save your planet.

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Details

Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Release dates

Atari 8-bit: 1982
Apple II: 1982
Commodore VIC-20: 1983

All 6 release dates

Commodore VIC-20: 1983
PC-8800 Series: Apr 1984
FM-7: May 01, 1984
MSX: 1984

Game modes

Multiplayer, Single player

Perspective

Third person

External links

Keywords

shoot 'em up, invasion, 2.5d, alien invasion

… All 4

, 2.5d, alien invasion

How it plays Media Community Behind the game

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Languages

Englishinterface

IGDB · recorded 7 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 7 Oct 2026