Meteor Storm

Meteor Storm is a 1-player arcade game for the 8-bit Atari.

A gigantic storm from space is approaching the planet Dracon at high speed. High above the planet's surface, a rescue ship waits helplessly, unable to penetrate the intense storm of meteor debris. You and your tiny fighter ship are the last hope for the people of Dracon.

At the start of each round, the rescue ship moves laterally at the top of the screen. Meteors and other dangers move laterally across the screen. The player must choose an opportunity to launch the tiny fighter ship, which rapidly descends towards Dracon, and must avoid dangers and land on one of the landing pads within the city. While landing, the player can move laterally and temporarily slow their descent. The fighter must then ascend to the waiting rescue ship, and during ascent can accelerate, temporarily become invisible, or fire upwards, left, and right.

Each city in Dracon has 10 survivors, and the player starts with 3 ships with a new one awarded every 10,000 points. During ascent meteors will rain on the city, and if the shield is down the player loses 1,000 points for each hit.