Player reviews: 100% positive1 review
Runs on: Windows
Price: US$2.99

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1984 · Action · Arcade

Cosmic Cruiser

In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.

Released: 1984
Platforms: BBC Microcomputer System Commodore C64/128/MAX Dragon 32/64 Windows ZX Spectrum
Genres: Action Arcade Shooter
Developers: —
Publishers: Imagine Software
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

About

Cosmic Cruiser is a game developed by Imagine Software and released for the BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Dragon 32, and ZX Spectrum in 1984. The object of the game is to fight off an alien raiding party that has taken over a distant space station and save the crew.

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Gameplay

The player controls the astronaut, whose first objective is to navigate to the laser cannon and blast holes into the side of the space station through which he can enter. Once inside the space station the astronaut must locate and rescue any crew members, while avoiding hostile aliens.

Reception

While Home Computing Weekly praised the "excellent sound, colour and graphics" and described it as a "fast and addictive game," Crash criticised a number of its elements, summing it up as "unplayable and very soon completely pointless."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Commodore C64/128/MAX	31 December 1984	Worldwide
ZX Spectrum	31 December 1984	Europe
Dragon 32/64	31 December 1984	Europe
BBC Microcomputer System	31 December 1984	Europe
Windows	4 August 2022	Worldwide