1982 · Arcade · Multidirectional shooter

Zektor

You have to infiltrate eight space cities which are held captive by robots. Asteroids-style you fight the robot squadrons.

Released: 1982
Platforms: Arcade
Genres: Arcade Multidirectional shooter Shooter
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: United States
Languages: English

About

Zektor is a 1982 multidirectional shooter color vector video game developed by Sega Electronics and published by Sega for arcades. It challenges the player to pilot a space ship in a quest to recapture eight cities that have been captured by alien robots. The robots' dialogue is spoken through speech synthesis.

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Gameplay

There are eight cities to reclaim in Zektor. The robots personally name their conquered city in the level's opening challenge to the player.

The Defense grid is a zone outside the city where the player must take on dangerous Roboprobes that are highly maneuverable and fire "Zizzers" (energy blasts) at the player as well as moving Moboids that either destroy the player's ship on contact or deflect the player's ship in some preprogrammed manner. The defense grid lasts for three attack waves which must be outlasted to advance to the next challenge: the destruction of the Robot overlord that controls the city.