Moon Patrol is a side-scrolling shooter that puts players at the controls of a six-wheeled moon rover that can jump and shoot. The goal is to move through the entire course as quickly as possible while shooting enemies for additional points. Cannons are mounted on the front and top of the vehicle, and both fire simultaneously when the fire button is pressed. Rocks, mines, and pits in the course prevent you from just holding to the right for maximum speed. Rocks and mines can be shot, but pits must be jumped. Some enemies fire shots that create new pits in the course, forcing players to react quickly.
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Plot-driven, earnest, grave and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- Commodore VIC-20, Arcade, Atari 2600, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Apple II, Texas Instruments TI-99, MSX
- Developer
- Irem, Irem
- Publisher
- Irem, Atari Corporation, Atari, Atari, Williams Electronics
- Released
- May 8, 1982
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 25 ratings.
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