''Mole Attack'' is a video game clone of the mechanical arcade game ''

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later published a version for the

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Gameplay

''Mole Attack'' is a game in which moles pop up from nine holes, and the player has 60 seconds to send them back underground by bopping them on the head with a hammer, which is controlled with the joystick or the keyboard.

Reception

In a 1983 review for ''

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'', Charlene Komar commented, "''Mole Attack'' will probably be a favorite among younger arcaders. Even though the eye-catching graphics combine well with the time-limit excitement, adults will probably find the game too simple and repetitive to get too many repeat plays."

References

External links

1984 Software Encyclopedia
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The official PasocomMini PC-8001 website
showing the list of included games which contains the PC-8001 version of Mole Attack 1981 video games NEC PC-8001 games VIC-20 games Video game clones Video games developed in the United States {{computer-game-stub