Roadwars
{{Short description|1987 video game}}
{{Infobox VG
| title =
| image = Roadwars Cover.jpg
| caption =
| developer =
| publisher = Melbourne House
| series =
| engine =
| released = 1987
| genre = Action game
| modes =
| platforms = Arcade, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
}}
{{distinguish|Roadwar 2000}}
Roadwars is the first arcade game developed by Arcadia,{{cite news|title=Arcadia Arcade|work=The Games Machine|issue=3|publisher=Newsfield Ltd|date=February 1988|url=https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/page.php?issue_id=1791&page=15}} the short-lived arcade game division of Mastertronic. The home computer versions were developed by Binary Design and published by Melbourne House, who had recently been acquired by Mastertronic. Versions of the game released in the US were distributed by Electronic Arts.
Plot
Roadwars is a game in which the player drives a Battlesphere, an oval-shaped mobile weapon system armed with a laser cannon and a protective shield. Battlespheres protect the stability of the spaceways between the moons of the planet Armageddon by destroying destructive debris. The magnetic side panels which allow vehicles to travel on the spaceways are malfunctioning and can delay or even destroy a Battlesphere.
Gameplay
Reception
In 1989, Dragon gave the game 3½ out of 5 stars.{{cite journal
|title=The Role of Computers
|last1=Lesser|last2=Lesser|last3=Lesser|first1=Hartley|first2=Patricia|first3=Kirk
|journal=Dragon
|issue=141
|date=January 1989
|pages=72–78}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.gamespot.com/amiga/driving/roadwars/similar.html?mode=developer Roadwars] at GameSpot
- [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/image/583899.html Roadwars] at GameFAQs
- [http://www.atarimagazines.com/st-log/issue35/91_1_GAME_SHELF_REVIEW_ROADWARS.php Roadwars review]
- [https://archive.org/details/info-magazine-22/page/n15/mode/2up Review] in Info