Missile Attack

This article is about the video game. For the handheld game, see Mattel Electronics Missile Attack.

Missile Attack
Developer	Cornsoft Group
Publisher	Adventure International
Programmers	TRS-80 Philip A. Oliver[1] Apple II Eric Popejoy[1]
Platforms	TRS-80, Apple II
Release	1980

Missile Attack is a clone of Atari, Inc.'s Missile Command arcade video game. It was developed by Cornsoft Group and published in 1980 by Adventure International for the TRS-80 and Apple II. The TRS-80 version was programmed by Philip Oliver, who later wrote the Pac-Man clone Scarfman.

Gameplay

Missile Attack is a game in which the player commands two Anti-ballistic missile silos that are used to destroy missiles coming down in waves from the top of the screen.^[2]

Reception

Glenn Mai reviewed Missile Attack in The Space Gamer No. 54.^[2] Mai commented that "Despite its problems, Missile Attack is a very good game. Recommended for any arcade buff."^[2]

References

1. Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
2. Mai, Glenn (August 1982). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (54). Steve Jackson Games: 30.

External links

• Missile Attack at MobyGames