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Take off to the stars and fight hordes of invading alien craft in Arcadia's Supercharger revamp of Atari's now famous Star Raiders shoot-'em-up.

Phaser Patrol was the first in the Arcadia Starpath Supercharger range of tape games for the Atari 2600 - and a great way to kick off too! This is the tape you'll get if you fork out for a Supercharger as it comes with the add-on package.

Once you've loaded up the tape, and it couldn't be easier, you're off into deep space where the awesome Dracon armada of battle cruisers awaits.

Your object is simple - just blast them out of the skies! You are provided with a star-map of the area which your patrol covers. It shows the enemy ships, friendly star-bases and unknown sectors.

Your screen display gives you a readout of the condition of all your instruments.

A really nice feature of the game is the defence screen. You can turn this on and off at will during the game - unless it's destroyed by a Dracon blast.

When you turn the shield on two grey translucent panels gradually slide into place over your view of space. When it gets damaged, a gap appears.

A classic space shootout.