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Countdown to Shutdown

1985 1 Players 100% Not Rated

In Countdown to Shutdown you control eight droids on the mission to find the core room of an nuclear power plant, in which a serious explosion has caused large casualties. The game is an arcade-like 3D adventure, you see always only the room your droid moves in, in the bottom of the screen you receive information like actual core temp and radiation level, time remaining, the direction you heading for, information about your shield level and others . Once you found the core room you must attempt to damp down the reactor temperature to avoid a major catastrophe a second explosion will cause.

Release date
August 4, 1985
Developer
Thorn EMI Video Ltd.
Publisher
Activision
Players
1

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Countdown to Shutdown

In Countdown to Shutdown you control eight droids on the mission to find the core room of an nuclear power plant, in which a serious explosion has caused large casualties.

The game is an arcade-like 3D adventure, you see always only the room your droid moves in, in the bottom of the screen you receive information like actual core temp and radiation level, time remaining, the direction you heading for, information about your shield level and others . Once you found the core room you must attempt to damp down the reactor temperature to avoid a major catastrophe a second explosion will cause.

Genres

Action

Modes

Multiplayer

Studios and credits

Developer
Thorn EMI Video Ltd.
Publisher
Activision

Regional releases

Release date

WorldwideAugust 4, 1985 · Not Rated

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