Orbatak
{{Short description|1994 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Orbatak
|image = Orbatak arcade flyer.jpg
|developer = American Laser Games
|publisher = American Laser Games
|platforms = Arcade
|released = 1994
|genre = Action
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer (up to two players)
|arcade system = 3DO-related hardware
}}
Orbatak is a video game developed and published by American Laser Games for the arcade.{{cite magazine|last=Desmond|first=Mike|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:EGM_US_075.pdf&page=74|title=Arcade Action - Orbatak by American Laser Games|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=75|publisher=Sendai Publishing|date=October 1995|page=74}} A 3DO Interactive Multiplayer version was announced but never released.{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/3DO_Magazine_Issue_10_1996-05_Paragon_Publishing_GB#page/n32/mode/1up|title=Preview – Coming Soon|magazine=3DO Magazine|issue=10|publisher=Paragon Publishing|date=May 1996|pages=33–34}}{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/3DO_Magazine_Issue_12_1996-07_Paragon_Publishing_GB#page/n32/mode/1up|title=Preview – Coming Soon|magazine=3DO Magazine|issue=12|publisher=Paragon Publishing|date=July 1996|pages=33–34}}
Gameplay
Orbatak is a time-based game where the player controls spheres using a track ball to fight other spheres.
Reception
Next Generation reviewed the arcade version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "American Laser Games should be congratulated on Orbatak; it's a refreshing change from the maddening outpour of driving, fighting, and shooting games."{{cite magazine|title=Finals|magazine=Next Generation|issue=12|publisher=Imagine Media|date=December 1995|page=206}}
References
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External links
- [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/arcade/583686-orbatak Orbatak] at GameFAQs
- [https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=19288 Orbatak] at Killer List of Videogames
- [https://archive.org/details/cashbox59unse_9/page/30/mode/2up Two] [https://archive.org/details/cashbox58unse_47/page/30/mode/2up Articles] in Cash Box
- [https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-21-number-13-december-1995/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2021%2C%20Number%2013%20-%20December%201995/page/32/mode/2up Article] in Play Meter
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Category:American Laser Games games
Category:Arcade-only video games
Category:Cancelled 3DO Interactive Multiplayer games
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Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games