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Description

The Zaxxon defence system must be destroyed in this isometric-viewed shoot 'em up which was originally hugely successful in the arcades. The game has 3 stages, first taking you through Asteroid City, which is heavily protected by aircraft, guns and missiles. Many barriers are alarmed, leaving you with limited space to progress through, and fire must constantly be dodged.

Stage two is a space shoot out against hordes of enemy aircraft - those you failed to destroy in the first part of the task. Complete this and you reach the final battle with Zaxxon, with the game looping with increased difficulty if you can survive the first time. There are 3 distinct skill levels, while controls involve using forward to dive and back to climb, in the manner of flight simulation.

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Trivia

John Garcia was actually in management at Datasoft when Zaxxon was written. He later founded Novalogic and he and the company still remain today over 20 years later.


This entry was contributed by PCGamer77 Bronze Star Contributing Member (3025), RKL Bronze Star Contributing Member (5632), Martin Smith (64035), Servo (51671), Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4476) and L. Curtis Boyle (732)
 

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