''Great Escape'' is a

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published for the

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in 1983. It was produced by Bomb, a line of video games from developer Onbase Co. based out of Asia. It received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, with reviewers making comparisons with '' Defender'' and ''

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''.

Gameplay

The player controls a spaceship that can move in the four cardinal directions and destroy enemy ships and asteroids. A radar screen shows where adversaries may be located, and a "super-alien" will destroy the player if it appears on the same screen as the player's ship. The game is single-player only.

Reception

''TV Gamer'' magazine criticised the graphics, compared it negatively to other games from Bomb such as '' Assault'', and described it as "without a doubt, one to avoid". ''Videogaming Illustrated'' compared it to ''Asteroids''. German magazine ''TeleMatch'' gave it 3/6 overall, with 2/6 for gameplay but 4/6 for sound (6 being "worst").

References

1983 video games Atari 2600 games Atari 2600-only games Video games developed in Japan Single-player video games {{atari-console-stub