| Lazer Maze | |
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| Publisher(s) | Avant-Garde Creations |
| Designer(s) | James D. Spain [1] |
| Platform(s) | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, VIC-20, TI-99/4A |
| Release | 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy |
Lazer Maze is a 1982 turn-based strategy video game written by James D. Spain and published by Avant-Garde Creations.
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Stanley Greenlaw reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "LM is a different kind of game and for that reason alone is worth looking at. It is a worthy addition to the arcade game field." [2]
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