1987 · Action · Racing

Roadwars

A 1-on-1 3-D shoot-em'-up in which one or two players drive battlespheres (futuristic tanks) up an infinitely long road and destroy oncoming hazards. The action is very simplistic and there's little to do other than dodge or blast approaching objects.

Released: 1987
Platforms: Amiga Arcade Atari ST Atari ST/STE Commodore C64/128/MAX MSX ZX Spectrum
Genres: Action Racing Shooter
Developers: —
Publishers: Krome Studios Melbourne
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: United Kingdom

About

Roadwars is the first arcade game developed by Arcadia, 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.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Roadwars is an arcade-like game which can be played with one or two players, and uses a joystick.

Story

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.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Amiga	31 December 1987	Europe
Atari ST/STE	31 December 1987	Europe
MSX	31 December 1988	Europe
Arcade	31 December 1988	North America
Commodore C64/128/MAX	31 December 1988	Europe
ZX Spectrum	31 December 1988	Europe