''Slayer'' is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Imperial Software for the

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, and

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published the game in 1988. The game consists of three levels, each with a

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which must be defeated at the end.

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s such as bonus weapons and shields scattered around the levels.

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* * 1988 video games Amiga games Atari ST games Commodore 64 games Hewson Consultants games Horizontally scrolling shooters Single-player video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom {{scroll-shooter-videogame-stub