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NATO Defense

1981 1-2 Players 72% Not Rated

NATO Defense is a Pac-Man-style arcade maze game in which the player is a tank and must fully clear each board of mines to save 32 different cities in the NATO alliance, including London, Birmingham, Munich and New York. Enemy tanks are present in each city, and the player must fire at those tanks to destroy them. Ammo dumps can be picked up to restock ammunition, with the player tank capable of holding a maximum of 16 shells at a time. In the arcade, the game featured an audio cassette tape loop of army personnel radio communications.

Release date
December 31, 1981
Developer
Pacific Novelty
Publisher
Pacific Novelty
Players
1-2

About this game

NATO Defense

NATO Defense is a Pac-Man-style arcade maze game in which the player is a tank and must fully clear each board of mines to save 32 different cities in the NATO alliance, including London, Birmingham, Munich and New York.

Enemy tanks are present in each city, and the player must fire at those tanks to destroy them. Ammo dumps can be picked up to restock ammunition, with the player tank capable of holding a maximum of 16 shells at a time.

In the arcade, the game featured an audio cassette tape loop of army personnel radio communications.

Genres

Maze / Shooter Small

Modes

2-Player Alternating

Studios and credits

Developer
Pacific Novelty
Publisher
Pacific Novelty

Regional releases

Release date

WorldwideDecember 31, 1981 · Not Rated

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