StarRay

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StarRay
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Developer(s) Hidden Treasures
Publisher(s) Logotron
Platform(s) Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64
Release 1988
Genre(s) Scrolling shooter
Mode(s) Single-player

StarRay is a video game developed by Hidden Treasures and published by Logotron in 1988. [1] Released for the Amiga, Atari ST, and Commodore 64, the game is an update on the concept of 1981 arcade game Defender , with faster gameplay and more detailed graphics and sound. The game was published in 1989 by Epyx as Revenge of Defender for the American market. [2]

In 1991, the Amiga and Atari ST versions were re-issued in the UK on Prism Leisure's "16-Bit Pocket Power" imprint. [3]

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References

  1. "StarRay : Hall Of Light - The database of Amiga games". hol.abime.net.
  2. "Revenge Of Defender : Hall Of Light - The database of Amiga games". hol.abime.net.
  3. "Star Ray review from Amiga Power 7 (Nov 1991) - Amiga Magazine Rack". amr.abime.net.