Genre: Shooter
Developer: Unknown
Publisher: Palladium
Year: 1982
Platform: Palladium Video-Computer-Game
Angriff der UFO’s is a shooter game released for the Palladium Video-Computer-Game, a German console that was a clone of the Emerson Arcadia 2001 system. The game is part of the cartridge library produced for this system in the early 1980s and was assigned catalog number 775/169.
The gameplay involves controlling a ship to defend against incoming UFOs that descend from the top of the screen. Players can move horizontally and shoot upwards, aiming to destroy enemies before they reach the bottom. The objective is to score points while avoiding collisions with the UFOs or their projectiles.
Graphics are simple and typical of early 1980s 8-bit home consoles. Enemy UFOs are represented by small sprites, and the player’s ship is a single moving object at the bottom of the screen. Sound effects are basic beeps corresponding to shooting and enemy movement.
The game emphasizes reflexes and timing, offering increasing difficulty as the number and speed of UFOs rise over time. There is no narrative beyond the action, consistent with most shooter games of the era.
