Zaxxon

Description
The Zaxxon defense system must be destroyed in this isometric-viewed shoot 'em up. The game has three 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, the game looping with increased difficulty if you can survive the first time. There are three distinct skill levels, while controls involve using forward to dive and back to climb, in the manner of flight simulation.
Game Info
Developers
Publishers
Monaco Computer CorporationSega Electronics, Inc.Cogito Software CompanySEGA CorporationSynsoftSynapse Software CorporationCBS ToysDatasoft, Inc.SEGA of America, Inc.Pony Canyon, Inc.Coleco Industries, Inc.Tandy CorporationU.S. Gold Ltd.Electric Software LimitedSEGA Enterprises, Inc.Philips Export B.V.
Platforms
Arcade1982ColecoVision1982Apple II1983Atari 8-bit1983TRS-801983TRS-80 CoCo1983Atari 52001984Coleco Adam1984Commodore 641984PC Booter1984MSX1985SG-10001985ZX Spectrum1985Wii2009