1982 · Arcade · Shooter

Protector II

An arcade style game with a loose basis on the arcade hit Defender, Protector II is a side-scrolling shooter. Like Defender, there are lots of different aliens to contend with, and some ground based enemies as well. There are no smart bombs, however. You have to rescue humans as well (twice) from both an alien ship, and later a city that will be overrun with lava from a volcano that erupts during the game; all the while protecting them from aliens.

Released: 31 December 1982
Platforms: Atari 8-bit Commodore C64/128/MAX TRS-80 Color Computer Texas Instruments TI-99
Genres: Arcade Shooter
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: United States
Languages: English

About

Protector II is a video game written by Mike Potter for Atari 8-bit computers and published by Synapse Software in 1982. It is a sequel to 1981's Protector; both games are horizontally scrolling shooters inspired by the arcade video game Defender. Protector II was ported to the Commodore 64, TI-99/4A, and TRS-80 Color Computer.

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Gameplay

Protector II is a game in which the player uses a needlefighter ship to rescue people while their city is being attacked by aliens.

Reception

Allen Doum reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World:The graphics are good, and the sound, animation and scrolling are very well done. Play may begin with either three or five ships at any of six difficulty levels —although I doubt that anyone is expected to play at the higher levels. Even at the lower levels, Protector II moves fast enough that most players won't have time to realize that what they're doing doesn't make much sense.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Atari 8-bit	31 December 1982	North America
TRS-80 Color Computer	31 December 1983	North America
Commodore C64/128/MAX	31 December 1983	North America
Texas Instruments TI-99	31 December 1984	North America