Platform: Arcade
Region: NTSC-U
Country: United States of America
Developer(s): Amstar
Publishers(s): Centuri, Inc.
ReleaseDate: 1980-12-31
Players: 2
Co-op: No
Phoenix
Phoenix is a 1980 arcade fixed shooter video game developed by Amstar Electronics (located in Phoenix, Arizona) and released by Centuri in the USA on December 31, 1980. Phoenix is set in outer space. The player maneuvers left and right to avoid objects such as missiles and charging enemies. A force field can be used by the player to protect them from these attacks. The force field only lasts a few seconds and then cannot be used for approximately five seconds after. There are five stages. The first begins with a wave of 16 small phoenixes that drop missiles to attack the players spaceship. A second wave includes more birds. The third wave introduces an enemy that appears in a group of eight. These enemies start as eggs than grow into blue phoenix birds that attack the ship. They need to be destroyed by being hit in the center, otherwise a shot will only destroy the bird's wing that can regenerate itself in a short time. The fourth stage features pink phoenix enemies, which can be destroyed similarly to the previous round. The fifth stage features a space fortress with a pack of small birds that attack the spaceship. The space fortress shoots missiles and approaches the player. After the space creature who pilots the ship is hit, the round is complete. Switches are available on the arcade machine to the operator of the machine that can adjust gameplay. These switches allow the number of initial lives in the game to range between three and six, while other switches control what score is required to earn an extra life.
Trailer: YouTube
ESRB Rating: E - Everyone
Genre(s): Action | Shooter
