Moon Patrol

Moon Patrol is a side-scrolling shooter that puts players at the controls of a six-wheeled moon rover that can jump and shoot. The goal is to move through the entire course as quickly as possible while shooting enemies for additional points. Cannons are mounted on the front and top of the vehicle, and both fire simultaneously when the fire button is pressed. Rocks, mines, and pits in the course prevent you from just holding to the right for maximum speed. Rocks and mines can be shot, but pits must be jumped. Some enemies fire shots that create new pits in the course, forcing players to react quickly.

Main story

27 min

Main + extras

35 min

Completionist

4.5 h

Released

1982 · see every game from that year

Modes

Single player · Multiplayer

Perspective

Side view

Multiplayer

• DOSLocal up to 2
• MSXLocal up to 2
• Apple IILocal up to 2
• Atari 2600Local up to 2
• Atari ST/STELocal up to 2
• Atari 5200Local up to 2

• IremDeveloper · Publisher
• WWilliams ElectronicsPublisher
• AtariPublisher · Porting
• Atari CorporationPublisher
• GGeneral Computer Corporation (GCC)Porting
• AAndromeda SoftwarePorting
• DDempa ShimbunshaPorting

• ESRBEMild Fantasy Violence

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