Ebonstar | |
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Developer(s) | The Dreamers Guild [1] |
Publisher(s) | MicroIllusions [1] |
Platform(s) | Amiga [1] |
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Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter [1] |
Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer |
Ebonstar is a computer game developed by MicroIllusions in 1988 for the Amiga.
The player controls a fleet of 31st century spacecraft which can use their weaponry to knock the ships of their opponents into a moving black hole, while more opponents to continue to come out of the black hole. [2] As many as four players can compete simultaneously. [2]
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