![]() At higher levels, some enemies place spikes in the middle of the lane. There are multiple types of enemies, each with a different behavior pattern. The game ends when enemies destroy all of the player’s ships. The player earns new ships at certain point thresholds, and may hold up to six ships at once. The player loses a ship when an enemy comes into contact with the ship, shoots it or otherwise destroys it, or if the ship hits a spike while warping. As the player warps to the next level, he or she must avoid or shoot away any spikes. ![]() When all enemies in a level are destroyed or reach the player’s end of the playing field, the player “warps” to the next level by traveling down the field. (A second use of the Superzapper in a level destroys one random enemy.)Įnemies swirl at the far end of the playing field, then enter it and move toward the player. The player’s ship can rapid-fire shots down the tunnel, destroying any enemies within the same segment, and is also equipped with a Superzapper, which, once per level, destroys all enemies currently on the playing field. The goal in Tempest is to survive for as long as possible, and score as many points as possible, by clearing the screen of enemies that appear on the playing field. Tempest was one of the first video games with a progressive level design where the levels themselves varied rather than giving the player the same layout with increasing difficulty. This feature increases the maximum starting level depending on the player’s performance in the previous game, essentially allowing the player to continue. It was also the first to let players choose their starting level (a system Atari called “SkillStep”). Tempest was one of the first games to use vector display technology. The player controls a claw-shaped “blaster” that sits on the edge of the surface, snapping from segment to segment as a rotary knob is turned. It takes place on a three-dimensional surface, sometimes wrapped into a tube, which is viewed from one end and is divided into either 15 or 16 lanes, depending upon whether the tube’s shape was closed or open, respectively. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Tempest is a 1981 arcade game by Atari Inc. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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