UFO!
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Commanding one of Earth Federation's robot-controlled battle cruisers, the player must protect Earth from an invasion of unidentified flying objects.
The ship is equipped with a laser cannon and a force field. The force field energy is drained when the ship's lasers are fired (by pressing the action button). The direction of the lasers is shown by a white dot in the force field, which rotates to aim in the direction the ship is moving.
There are three types of UFO's. The first one drifts randomly in space. The second, the Hunter-Killer, can detect the player's spaceship, linking with another one of the same type when it happens. The third one is a Light-speed Starship armed with computer-guided missiles.
The UFOs can be destroyed by laser blasts or by entering the force field in the player's ship. If the latter happens, the force field energy is also drained.
The ship travels at half-speed when its force field is recharging. It goes from black (when depleted) to blue (when fully charged). The ship is vulnerable until the force field is completely recharged.
The player will earn 1 point for each random drifter destroyed, 3 points for each Hunter-Killer and 10 points for each Light-speed Starship.
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Average score: 71% (based on 3 ratings)
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Average score: 2.8 out of 5 (based on 7 ratings with 1 reviews)
A better Asteroids than Asteroids
The Good
You have a flying saucer that you maneuver through a field of space robots, some dumb, some smarter, and the occasional enemy saucer that fires deadly accurate laser bursts at a diagonal. Once you figure out how to play this game (basically, use your shields as a battering ram against the smart robots, and use the dumb robots as a shield against the enemy saucer) it is a lot of fun, and very addictive.
The Bad
You know, this game is nearly flawless. Of course it could always be better with nicer graphics, more sound effects etc. Yet the game as is seems terrific.
The Bottom Line
Easily one of the best O2 games. Think of it as a cross between Asteroids and Robotron.
Odyssey 2 · by Bruce Clarke (60) · 2014
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Game added by chirinea.
Game added May 1, 2007. Last modified January 25, 2024.