- March 1, 1981
- Williams Electronics
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Defender is a single player and multiplayer arcade shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Williams Electronics and was released on March 1, 1981. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and negative reviews from players.
Defender is a classic Science Fiction Shooter game, originally released as an arcade game. Players must defend a planet from waves of invading aliens while protecting astronauts, in a game that draws inspiration from Space Invaders and Asteroids. With its challenging gameplay, Defender became a commercial success and is still considered one of the most influential games in the shoot 'em up genre.
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Defender is a arcade shooter game with science fiction theme.
Defender is available on Web Browser, Mac OS, Commodore C64, Atari 8 Bit and others.
Defender was released on March 1, 1981.
Defender was developed by Williams Electronics.
Defender has received negative reviews from players.
Defender is a single player game with multiplayer support.
Similar games include Point Perfect, The Bug Butcher, Titan Attacks!, Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics, Asteroids: Recharged and others.