''Space Battle'' (also known as ''Space Battles'')
is a 1978 video game developed by
Level IV for the
TRS-80
The TRS-80 Micro Computer System (TRS-80, later renamed the Model I to distinguish it from successors) is a desktop microcomputer launched in 1977 and sold by Tandy Corporation through their Radio Shack stores. The name is an abbreviation of '' ...
16K Level II microcomputer.
Gameplay
''Space Battle'' is a ''
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...
''-style game, in which the player take the role of a mercenary ship engaged in combat with hostile alien ships.
Reception
In ''80-US'', Geo Blank compared the game to ''
Time Trek
''Time Trek'' is a ''Star Trek'' computer game published by Personal Software in 1978. Two similar but unrelated games were published under this brand in 1978, one for the Commodore PET by Brad Templeton and one programmed by Joshua Lavinsky ...
'', and rated its content "Excellent" and its value "Good to very good", concluding that it was "One of the best space war games available."
J. Mishcon reviewed ''Space Battle'' in ''
The Space Gamer'' No. 28, commenting that "I believe most gamer will set this aside - a nice try, but not really a challenge. The tactics are just too easily optimized."
In ''
Moves'', the game was criticised for not holding long-term interest compared to other similar games.
References
External links
*
Space Battle' at
MobyGames
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1978 video games
The Software Exchange games
TRS-80 games
TRS-80-only games
Video games based on Star Trek
Video games developed in the United States
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