Combat (1977)

Atari

Atari 2600

2.95 from 73 ratings

202 members have it in their collection · 1 playing now · 34 backlogged · 11 wish listed

Combat is an early video game by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600. It was based on two earlier black-and-white coin-operated arcade games produced by Atari. Combat had color graphics and numerous gameplay variations. The 27 game modes featured a variety of different combat scenarios, including tanks, biplanes, and jet fighters. The tank games had interesting options such as bouncing … Read more
Combat is an early video game by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600. It was based on two earlier black-and-white coin-operated arcade games produced by Atari. Combat had color graphics and numerous gameplay variations. The 27 game modes featured a variety of different combat scenarios, including tanks, biplanes, and jet fighters. The tank games had interesting options such as bouncing munitions ("Tank-Pong") and invisibility. The biplane and jet games also allowed for variation, such as multiple planes per player and an inventive game with a squadron of planes versus one giant bomber. Read less
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Details

Developers
Atari
Publishers
Atari, Polyvox
Genres
Arcade, Shooter
Themes
Action, Warfare
Series
Combat

Release dates

  • Sep 11, 1977 (Full Release) (North_America) Atari 2600
  • 1978 (Full Release) (Europe) Atari 2600
  • Oct 1983 (Full Release) (Brazil) Atari 2600

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Remakes

  • Quadratank (Nov 2022) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE
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Rating distribution

5 stars
4
4 stars
15
3 stars
33
2 stars
14
1 star
6
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Community All Reviews Statuses

scoopings

Status scoopings Nov 4, 2021

Seems fun enough, but meh not worth fighting to find someone to play with. The controls are clunky for sure, though it does remind me of Resident Evil tank controls ha