Liberator

56 1982 • Shooter, Arcade

About the game

The story "Code Name: Liberator" describes the premise of the arcade game in detail and was included as a special insert in two comic books cover dated January 1983. Characters and concepts from the comic exist throughout the game. In the opening screen of the arcade game, Commander Champion of the "Atari Force" asks the player to help free the galaxy from the evil Malaglon Army.

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Genres
Shooter • Arcade
Game Modes
Single player • Multiplayer
Player Perspective
Third person
Platforms and release dates

Arcade

1982
Game Engines
Motorola M6502
Developer/Publisher
Atari
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Description

The story "Code Name: Liberator" describes the premise of the arcade game in detail and was included as a special insert in two comic books cover dated January 1983. Characters and concepts from the comic exist throughout the game. In the opening screen of the arcade game, Commander Champion of the "Atari Force" asks the player to help free the galaxy from the evil Malaglon Army.

Liberator is commonly described as the opposite of Missile Command. The objective of Missile Command is to defend your bases from a space-based attack. Liberator's objective is the exact opposite, destroy enemy bases as you orbit their planet. Liberator was released by Atari in 1982. The arcade game was not very popular and only 762 arcade machines were ever made.

Details

Genres
Shooter • Arcade
Game Modes
Single player • Multiplayer
Player Perspective
Third person
Platforms and release dates

Arcade

1982
Game Engines
Motorola M6502
Developer/Publisher
Atari