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Battlezone

Critic score2 critics
First release
Nov 1980
Genres
Shooter, Simulator, Arcade · Warfare, Action

Battlezone is an arcade game from Atari released in November 1980. It displays a wireframe view (using vector graphics rather than raster graphics) on a horizontal black and white (with green and red sectioned color overlay) vector monitor. Due to its novel gameplay and look, this game was very popular for many years. Throughout the 1980s, Battlezone was ported to several home computer systems (usually on the Atarisoft label), including the Apple II, the Commodore 64, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and the Atari XEGS. The Atari ST port contains large parts of the original 6502 code which is emulated in real time. An Atari 2600 port was also released, but has colored raster graphics due to limitations and the view is behind the tank rather than inside it.

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Release dates
Arcade
Nov 1980
DOS
1983
Commodore C64/128/MAX
1983
All 9 release dates
Commodore VIC-20
1983
Apple II
1983
ZX Spectrum
1984
Atari ST/STE
1986
Atari 8-bit
1987
Atari Lynx
Date to be confirmed
Age ratings
ESRB E
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Keywords
modern warfare, ufo, tank, high score, vector graphics
… All 10, alien invasion, digital distribution, modern military, cga graphics, digital rights management

At a Glance

Critic Score
80