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Tempest

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49%Game Brain Score
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49% User Score Based on 20 reviews
Critic Score 45%Based on 2 reviews

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Zx SpectrumAmstrad CpcAtari St
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Tempest is a single player and multiplayer arcade shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Atari and was released on October 1, 1981. It received neutral reviews from both critics and players.

Tempest is a 1981 arcade game by Atari Inc., designed and programmed by Dave Theurer. It takes place on a three-dimensional surface, sometimes wrapped into a tube, which is viewed from one end and is divided into a dozen or more segments or lanes. The player controls a claw-shaped spaceship (named Blaster) that crawls along the near edge of the playfield, moving from segment to segment. Tempest wa…

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Audience ScoreBased on 20 reviews

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    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Tempest is a arcade shooter game with science fiction theme.

Tempest is available on Zx Spectrum, Amstrad Cpc and Atari St.

Tempest was released on October 1, 1981.

Tempest was developed by Atari.

Tempest has received neutral reviews from players. Most players disliked this game for its graphics.

Tempest is a single player game with multiplayer support.

Similar games include Tempest 4000, POLYBIUS, Infinite Fantasy Battlefront, Luxor Evolved, Gimbal and others.