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Scramble

Critic score2 critics
First release
Feb 1981
Genres
Shooter, Arcade · Science fiction

The player controls an aircraft, referred to in the game as a "Jet," and has to guide it across a scrolling terrain, battling obstacles along the way. The ship is armed with a forward-firing weapon and bombs; each weapon has its own button. The player must avoid colliding with the terrain and other enemies, while simultaneously maintaining its limited fuel supply which diminishes over time. More fuel can be acquired by destroying fuel tanks in the game. The game is divided into six sections, each with a different style of terrain and different obstacles. There is no intermission between each section; the game simply scrolls into the new terrain. Points are awarded based upon the number of seconds of being alive, and on destroying enemies and fuel tanks. In the final section, the player must destroy a "base". Once this has been accomplished, a flag denoting a completed mission is posted at the bottom right of the screen. The game then continues by returning to the first section once more, with a slight increase in difficulty.

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Release dates
Arcade
Feb 1981
Arcade
Mar 16, 1981
Arcade
1981
All 6 release dates
Vectrex
1982
Vectrex
1983
Xbox 360
Sep 13, 2006
Age ratings
ESRB EGRAC ALL
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
shoot 'em up, spaceship, side-scrolling, achievements, vector graphics
… All 13, digital distribution, save point, checkpoints, xbox live, auto-saving, digital rights management, auto-scrolling levels, screen overlay

At a Glance

Critic Score
60