Seldom has there been a program charged with such arcade-like power! In an awesome display of graphic realism, you are there - charged with protecting your mothership from the deadly waves of inhuman cyborgs that are approaching from behind. You must maneuver around their ships as they pass and destroy them before they move offscreen and into contact with the mothership.

REAR GUARD flaunts the full range of your computer's sound capabilities, and features graphics so crisp and fluid that they actually seem to border on advanced computer animation! REAR GUARD also features many extras which are normally found only on expensive arcade machines, including advanced play levels, running high score (with a high score "clear" option), sharp graphics, horizontal scrolling and truly mind-boggling sounds.

So, if you've been searching for a program that will squeeze the maximum from your machine, then you've found it. REAR GUARD - your computer may never be the same!

Source:

Adventure International catalog, volume 3, issue 4

REAR GUARD

*Atari Version by Neil LarimerAssisted by Sparky StarksApple Version by John Anderson

Description of Atari version,Apple version similar*

Seldom has there been a program charged with such arcade-like power! In an awesome display of graphic realism, you are there — charged with protecting your mothership from the deadly waves of inhuman Cyborgs that are approaching from behind. You must maneuver around their ships as they pass and destroy them before they move off-screen and into contact with the mothership.
REAR GUARD flaunts the full range of your computer's sound capabilities, and features graphics so crisp and fluid that they actually seem to border on advanced computer animation! REAR GUARD also features many extras which are normally found only on expensive arcade machines, including advanced play levels, running high score (with a high score "clear" option), two-player setting, sharp graphics, horizontal scrolling and truly mind-boggling sounds.
So, if you've been searching for a program that will squeeze the maximum from your machine, then you've found it. REAR GUARD — your computer may never be the same!

REAR GUARDPROGRAM PARAMETERS

LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hybrid

NUMBER OF PLAYERS (min/max) . . 1/2

AVG.COMPLETION TIME . . . . . . . . 5 min.

SUGGESTED AGE GROUP . . . . 8 to Adult

RECOMMENDED FOR NOVICE? . . . . . Yes

CLASSIFICATION: . . . . . . . . . . . . Arcade

SOUND? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yes

GAME SAVE FEATURE?. . . . . . . . . . . . No

MULTIPLE SKILL LEVELS?. . . . . . . . .Yes

GRAPHICS ORIENTED? . . . . . . . . . . . Yes

REAL TIME? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Joysticks on Atari
(Optional on Apple)

Arcade Machine Art © 1982 By Don Dixon
Represented By Creative Associates
Canyon Country, CA
All Other Cover & Package Art By
Ad Venture Printing & Graphics, Longwood, FL

Source:

Back of Box - Atari 8-bit/TRS-80 (US)