- 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 an arcade video game developed released by Williams Electronics in 1980. A shooting game featuring two-dimensional (2D) graphics, the game is set on a fictional planet where the player must defeat waves of invading aliens while protecting astronauts. Development was led by Eugene Jarvis, a pinball programmer at Williams; Defender was Jarvis's first video game project, and drew inspirat…
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Looking for games like Defender? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Stardust VR, Solar Defense or Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics.
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Defender is a arcade shooter game with science fiction theme. Common tags for Defender include science.
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 Stardust VR, Solar Defense, Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics, Utopia Must Fall, Point Perfect and others.