Star Wars: Jedi Arena
Encyclopedia
Star Wars: Jedi Arena is a 2D overhead shooter
video game published by Parker Brothers
in 1983
for the Atari 2600
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training. Player one is blue, the red Jedi is either a human or computer controlled opponent. The player controls his lightsaber with the paddle controller
, defending himself from the laser blasts coming from the Seeker ball, fired by the opponent. The Seeker will regularly go wild and fire laser blasts randomly. The aim of the game is to fire laser blasts from the Seeker at the opponent's shield and finally the opponent himself. The game has four difficulty levels, changing the Seeker's speed, in the highest level the Seeker is invisible. The game ends when one player has received three direct hits.
Shooter game
Shooter games are a sub-genre of action game, which often test the player's speed and reaction time. It includes many subgenres that have the commonality of focusing "on the actions of the avatar using some sort of weapon. Usually this weapon is a gun, or some other long-range weapon". A common...
video game published by Parker Brothers
Parker Brothers
Parker Brothers is a toy and game manufacturer and brand. Since 1883, the company has published more than 1,800 games; among their best known products are Monopoly, Cluedo , Sorry, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, Ouija, Aggravation, and Probe...
in 1983
1983 in video gaming
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for the Atari 2600
Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in October 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in...
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Gameplay
In the game, two Jedi Knights, one blue and one red, face each other during lightsaberLightsaber
A lightsaber is a fictional weapon in the Star Wars universe, a "laser sword." It consists of a polished metal hilt which projects a blade of light about 1.33 metres long. The lightsaber is the signature weapon of the Jedi order and their Sith counterparts, both of whom can use them for close...
training. Player one is blue, the red Jedi is either a human or computer controlled opponent. The player controls his lightsaber with the paddle controller
Paddle (game controller)
A paddle is a game controller with a round wheel and one or more fire buttons, where the wheel is typically used to control movement of the player object along one axis of the video screen...
, defending himself from the laser blasts coming from the Seeker ball, fired by the opponent. The Seeker will regularly go wild and fire laser blasts randomly. The aim of the game is to fire laser blasts from the Seeker at the opponent's shield and finally the opponent himself. The game has four difficulty levels, changing the Seeker's speed, in the highest level the Seeker is invisible. The game ends when one player has received three direct hits.