New Releases: What upcoming games are you looking forward to?
Fercberk...: Ask us a question or two on our Facebook Page! http://www.facebook.com/gamerDNA
Need Help?: Ask us a question or two on our Facebook Page! http://www.facebook.com/gamerDNA
GENERAL INFORMATION
GENRE/STYLE
Shooter/Side-Scrolling Shooter
ESRB RATING
,
DEVELOPER
Coleco
PUBLISHER
Coleco
ALSO AVAILABLE ON
Arcade, Atari 400/800/XL/XE, Atari 5200, Apple II, Atari Video Computer System, Intellivision, Commodore 64/128, IBM PC Compatible
TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")
THE SETTING #USES
PLAYING AS #USES
PLAYING AGAINST #USES
HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES
GENERAL TONE #USES
DESCRIPTION
The galaxy is in peril! The evil robot Zaxxon and its legion of followers have conquered an asteroid belt! It's your job to ward off this threat before it's too late.
Zaxxon features a maneuverable (in eight directions) fighter plane that you must navigate across a series of obstacle-ridden, alien asteroid fortresses. You view the action from a position to the rear and at a diagonal angle of your craft as it advances over futuristic landscapes that scroll diagonally below. You may fly low to the ground in a position to fire at fuel tanks, base missiles, turrets, Mobots and other enemies and obstacles, or you can navigate the plane at a higher altitude in order to avoid the ground-based weaponry. If you fly too high, a missile will home in on your fighter. Brick walls and force fields have been constructed to make your progress even more difficult.
In addition to flying over asteroids, you must engage in space wars. Here enemy squadrons will track your movements while you dodge their fighter blasts and return fire. When you line up with one of Zaxxon's fighter planes, crosshair sights will appear in front of your craft. Eventually, you must face Zaxxon himself.
Up to two players (alternating) may play Zaxxon at four levels of difficulty. In the harder levels of play, fuel is consumed at a higher rate, your craft goes faster, and enemies fire more, move faster and absorb more damage. An altitude indicator and a fuel remaining indicator are onscreen to help you track your mission. ~ Jeff Irwin, All Game Guide
Past 14 days
Now's your chance... be the first to contribute!
42.22%
The number of World of Warcraft users that also play League of Legends.
gamerDNA®, Contents are Copyright 2006–2013 PLAYXPERT LLC and Live Gamer Inc. gamerDNA and the gamerDNA Logo are trademark and property of Live Gamer Inc.