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Centipede is a single player and multiplayer arcade shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Atari and was released on June 6, 1981. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Centipede is a vertically-oriented shoot 'em up arcade game produced by Atari, Inc. in 1980. The game was designed by Ed Logg along with Dona Bailey, one of the few female game programmers in the industry at this time. It was also the first arcade coin-operated game to have a significant female player base. The player defends against swarms of insects, completing a round after eliminating the cent…

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Centipede is a arcade shooter game with science fiction theme. Common tags for Centipede include science.

Centipede is available on Web Browser.

Centipede was released on June 6, 1981.

Centipede was developed by Atari.

Centipede has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players disliked Centipede for its graphics.

Centipede is a single player game with multiplayer support.

Similar games include Ballistic Tanks, Intersecta, RedRaptor, UfoPilot: The Phadt Menace - Steam Edition, Bolt'N'Punch and others.