Game

Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters 1989

Shooter, Platform, Action, Science fiction

Based on the arcade game, in Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters you are sent in on a rescue mission to Planet X. This planet has been taken over by robots and you must find and evacuate the remaining humans. It's a shooter similar to Gauntlet, only with an isometric viewpoint. You run around the levels shooting robots, rescuing humans and picking up items.

Shooter Platform Action Science fiction Comedy robots run and gun spaceship multiple protagonists slavery boss fight damsel in distress saving the world button mashingArcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga

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Plot-driven, unpretentious, resolved and cool.

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About the game

Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC
Developer: Atari Corporation
Publisher: Atari Corporation, Domark Software, Tengen
Released: December 31, 1989
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric

IGDB rating 7.2/10 from 6 ratings.

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