Zaxxon

by Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

1982

ShooterArcade

Sci-Fi

Excellent

ShooterArcade

Sci-Fi

Excellent

About

Zaxxon is a 1982 isometric shooter arcade game developed and released by Sega. The game gives the player the experience of flying a fighter craft through a fortress while shooting at enemy entities (missiles, enemy gunfire, etc.) The object of the game is to hit as many targets as possible without being shot down or running out of fuel, which can be replenished paradoxically, by blowing up fuel drums.

Publisher: Cogito Software Company, Tandy, Pony Canyon, Datasoft, Inc., Sega/Gremlin, Sega Enterprises, Inc., Coleco
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Age Rating: E — Everyone

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