Combat box art for Atari 2600
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Combat title screen for Atari 2600
Combat title screen for Atari 2600
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Combat

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(Atari 2600 - US, Action & Adventure)
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Developed_By:
Atari
Published_By:
Sears Roebuck and Co.
Released On:
14 Oct 1977
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Combat is a two-player game where players attempt to shoot each other's tanks or planes. Hitting the enemy vehicle pushes it back and gives the player one point. The game contains 27 levels, each with different rules and playing field layouts. On the tank levels, players have a selection of mazes or no walls at all, while on the plane levels, players can choose to play with clouds that obscure part of the screen.
The levels include:
1-5: Tank levels. Levels 3 and 5 are "straight missile" levels where the players' projectiles simply fly forward. On the "guided missile" levels (1, 2, 4), the projectiles can be controlled with a joystick after firing.
6-9: "Tank-pong" levels, where the players' missiles bounce off walls. In the "billiard hit" levels (8 and 9), there's an additional rule that a missile must bounce at least once before it can hit the enemy tank.
10 and 11: Invisible tank levels, where the tanks only become briefly visible when they shoot, bump into a wall, or are hit by a missile. Both of these give the players guided missiles.
12-14: Invisible "tank-pong" levels. Levels 13 and 14 use the "billiard hit" rule.
15-20: Biplane levels, where the players fly planes that are constantly moving forward and wrap around to the other side when they fly off the screen. Levels 15 and 19 use guided missiles; 16 and 20 use straight missiles; on 17 and 18, the players use rapid-fire machine guns. Additionally, level 19 is a "2 vs. 2" level - both players have two planes each that move and shoot together - and level 20 is "1 vs. 3", where one player has three planes while the other has a single large plane.
21-27: Jet fighter levels. The jet planes move faster than biplanes, but other than that gameplay remains similar. Levels 22, 24, and 27 are straight missile levels, the rest are guided-missile levels. Additionally, 25 and 27 are "2 vs. 2" levels, while 26 is a "1 vs. 3" level.
Part #:
4975124 (United States)
Part #:
CX2601 (United States)
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Multiplayer Options:
Same/Split-Screen
Number of Players Supported:
2 Players
Controller Types Supported:
Digital Joystick
Multiplayer Game Modes:
Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS)
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