Scramble (1981)
3.45 from 22 ratings
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The player controls an aircraft, referred to in the game as a "Jet," and has to guide it across a scrolling terrain, battling obstacles along the way. The ship is armed with a forward-firing weapon and bombs; each weapon has its own button. The player must avoid colliding with the terrain and other enemies, while simultaneously maintaining its limited fuel …
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The player controls an aircraft, referred to in the game as a "Jet," and has to guide it across a scrolling terrain, battling obstacles along the way. The ship is armed with a forward-firing weapon and bombs; each weapon has its own button. The player must avoid colliding with the terrain and other enemies, while simultaneously maintaining its limited fuel supply which diminishes over time. More fuel can be acquired by destroying fuel tanks in the game.
The game is divided into six sections, each with a different style of terrain and different obstacles. There is no intermission between each section; the game simply scrolls into the new terrain. Points are awarded based upon the number of seconds of being alive, and on destroying enemies and fuel tanks. In the final section, the player must destroy a "base". Once this has been accomplished, a flag denoting a completed mission is posted at the bottom right of the screen. The game then continues by returning to the first section once more, with a slight increase in difficulty.
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Details
- Developers
- Konami
- Publishers
- GCE, Konami, Milton Bradley, Stern Electronics
- Genres
- Arcade, Shooter
- Themes
- Science fiction
- Event
- Microsoft E306 Media Briefing
Release dates
- Feb 1981 (Full Release) (Japan) Arcade
- Mar 16, 1981 (Full Release) (North_America) Arcade
- 1981 (Full Release) (Europe) Arcade
- 1982 (Full Release) (North_America) Vectrex
- 1983 (Full Release) (Europe) Vectrex
- Sep 13, 2006 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Xbox 360
Also available on
- Arcade Archives: Scramble (2014) · NSW, PS4
- Scramble · TUT
- Scramble · Handheld Electronic LCD
Related
Bundled in
- Konami Arcade Classics (Dec 1998) · ARC, PS1
- Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced (Mar 2002) · GBA
- Konami Classics Series Arcade Hits (Apr 2007) · DS
- Anniversary Collection Arcade Classics (Apr 2019) · NSW, PC, PS4, XONE
Rating distribution
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