Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Atari 2600)

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Atari 2600)

The Empire Strikes Back was released by Parker Brothers for the Atari 2600 in 1982. It shouldn't be confused with the vector based arcade game that was released in 1985. They are completely different games. While the Atari 2600 version is somewhat derivative of Defender, it is a decent game and one of the better Star Wars games on the 2600.

The basic game play is much like Defender in that you can fly horizontally in either direction and shoot things. The difference is that instead of shooting down flying saucers and rescuing humans, you are trying to destroy Imperial Walkers. As the game progresses, they move faster as they try to destroy your shield generator. Your goal is to stop them. It is a little more simplistic than Defender and as such doesn't have quite the replay value.

Empire Strikes Back