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Phoenix

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Game Information

Original Release Date: December 01, 1980

Platforms: Arcade, Atari 2600

Involved Companies: Amstar Electronics, General Computer Corporation (GCC), Tehkan, Atari, Taito, Zaccaria, Centuri

Genres: Shooter, Arcade

Summary: In this shoot 'em up the player has to fight off four assault waves consisting of different enemy types until he reaches a huge UFO. After destroying the protective plates guarding the UFO's pilot in his cockpit the player can kill the pilot. The game starts anew with harder enemies.

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).