Deadly Duck
{{Short description|1982 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
|title = Deadly Duck
|image = Deadly Duck Cover.jpg
|caption =
|developer = Sirius Software
|publisher = 20th Century Fox Games
|series =
|engine =
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|January 20, 1982}}
|genre = Fixed shooter
|modes =
|platforms = Atari 2600, VIC-20
}}
Deadly Duck is fixed shooter game for the Atari 2600 released on January 20, 1982,{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3147312 |title=Deadly Duck for Atari 2600 from |website=1UP |date= |accessdate=2013-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227004300/http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3147312 |archive-date=2009-02-27 |url-status=dead}} in North America. It was designed by Ed Hodapp for Sirius Software and published by 20th Century Fox Games.{{cite web|title=Deadly Duck|url=http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-deadly-duck_19774.html|work=Atari Mania|accessdate=5 October 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=124 |title=Atari 2600 - Deadly Duck (20th Century Fox) |work=AtariAge |date= |accessdate=2013-10-05 |archive-date=December 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219164438/http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=124 |url-status=dead }} It was later ported, by Jeremy Jones, to the VIC-20.{{cite news | url=https://archive.org/details/1983-07-computegazette | title=Deadly Duck Cartridge Game for Unexpanded VIC-20 | work=Compute!'s Gazette | date=July 1983 | accessdate=4 December 2013 | author= Halfhill, Tom R | page= | pages=63–64}}
Gameplay
File:Deadly_Duck_Screenshot.png
Cranky crabs are attempting to get the ducks out of their ponds. The crabs fly in the air while throwing bricks and bombs at the ducks. To fight back, the ducks are armed with a bill that is also a gun barrel that shoots a limitless supply of bullets straight up.{{cite web|title=Deadly Duck|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/atari2600/584671-deadly-duck|website=GameFAQs|accessdate=5 October 2013}}
The player starts with four lives and a bonus life is awarded when all eight crabs in a level have been shot. If the player is hit by a brick, a life is lost. When bricks land at the bottom of the play area they impede player movement for a temporary period.{{cite web |url=https://atariage.com/manual_page.html?SystemID=2600&SoftwareLabelID=124&maxPages=6¤tPage=2 |title=Deadly Duck - Atari 2600 - 20th Century Fox |website=Atari Age |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050525160106/http://www.atariage.com/manual_page.html?SystemID=2600&SoftwareLabelID=124&maxPages=6¤tPage=2 |archive-date=2005-05-25}}
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References
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Category:Fox Video Games games
Category:Sirius Software games
Category:Video games about birds
Category:Video games developed in the United States
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