Defender 2000 (Jaguar)

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Description

Defender 2000 is an update of the classic arcade game by Eugene Jarvis. This Jaguar game features a port of the original game, and two updated versions: Defender Plus and Defender 2000.

Defender combines a side scrolling shooter with a search and rescue game. You control a ship that travels left and right above the planets surface. Alien lander craft warp into the play area, and begin to descend to the surface. Along the surface, there are humanoids ripe for the picking. The alien landers grab the humanoids and begin to carry them up the screen. You have to shoot the landers before they reach the top of the screen, and catch the humanoids before they fall to the surface.

The Defender Plus update features gameplay that is very similar to the original, and graphics that have a crazy, psychedelic look. The Defender 2000 update adds playfields that scroll in both directions, weapon power-ups, bonus rounds, improved graphics, and extremely high speed gameplay.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Defender games
• Defender variants
• Genre: Scrolling shoot 'em up

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Critic Reviews

Electric Playground	Mar 27, 1996	9 out of 10	90
Game Players	Mar, 1996	81 out of 100	81
neXGam	1996	7.6 out of 10	76
Video Games	Apr, 1996	76 out of 100	76
Game Zero	Mar, 1996	37.5 out of 50	75
The Atari Times	Jul 01, 1996	70 out of 100	70
Just Games Retro	Jan 31, 2012		70
GamePro (US)	Apr, 1996	3 out of 5	60
The Video Game Critic	Nov 19, 2000	C+	58
ST Format	Jan, 1996	31 out of 100	31

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