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The Video Master's Guide to Defender

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This is an unauthorized book, on playing the arcade video game 'Defender'. It offers tips, strategy and hints as how to play, score more points and how to last longer while playing. It is illustrated with many animation like illustrations, as well as sections devoted to the controls, game screen and enemies. It is the second book in Bantam's "The Video Master's Guide to" series.

  • How to Master the Video Games, by Tom Hirschfeld. ISBN: 0553201646
  • How to Master Home Video Games, by Tom Hirschfeld. ISBN: 0553201956
  • The Video Master's Guide to Pac-Man, by Jim Sykora, and John Birkner. ISBN: 0553229591
  • The Video Master's Guide to Defender, by Nick Broomis. ISBN: 055322980X
  • The Video Master's Guide to Donkey Kong, by Steve Sanders. ISBN: 0553230727
  • The Video Master's Guide to Centipede, by Ron Dubren. ISBN: 0553229664
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Publisher
Bantam Books
Language
English
Pages
79

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The Video Master's Guide to Defender
1982, Bantam Books
Paperback in English

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Table of Contents

Foreword. ix
Introduction. xi
A Few Facts about Defender. xiii
Object of the Game. 1
Game Screens. 2
Radar Scanner and Scoreboard. 2
The Scanner. 3
The Playing Screen. 7
Control Board. 8
Scoring. 9
Alien Aircraft Point Values. 9
Humanoid Point Values During Alien Attack Waves. 10
Humanoid Point Values Upon Completion of Alien Attack Waves. 10
Bonus. 11
The Defender Rocket Ship. 12
Rocket Ship Maneuverabiilty. 14
Reverse. 14
Up or Down Knob. 16
Thrust. 17
Fire. 19
Smart Bomb. 20
Hyperspace. 22
Alien Aircraft Fire. 23
Alien Aircraft. 25
Landers. 25
Mutants. 26
Baiters. 32
Bombers. 33
Pods. 34
Swarmers. 35
Sound Effects. 35
Alien Aircraft Traits. 36
Approach to the Game. 39
Scenarios and Strategy. 40
Landers. 41
Humanoids. 45
Mutants. 50
Baiters. 57
Bombers. 61
Pods and Swarmers. 62
More Tactics and Strategy. 64
Flying. 65
Mutants. 67
Exploded Planet. 68
Baiters. 70
Bombers. 72
Hyperspace. 73
Materializing Aliens. 74
Saving Humanoids. 75
Speed. 76
Swarmers. 78
Final Summation. 79

Edition Notes

Series
The Video Master's Guide to
Copyright Date
April 1982

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xiii, 79p.
Number of pages
79
Dimensions
17.5 x 10.5 x 0.7 centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL10633389M
ISBN 10
055322980X
ISBN 13
9780553229806
OCLC/WorldCat
8635276
Library Thing
8179420

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