Avenger (1981 video game)

Avenger is a Space Invaders clone published on cartridge^[1] by Commodore in 1981 for the VIC-20. The game uses multicolor graphics^[2] and supports keyboard or joystick control.^[3] The player starts with three bases (lives) and gets a new base at 1500 points.^[2]

Avenger
Developer(s)	Commodore
Publisher(s)	Commodore
Platform(s)	VIC-20, Commodore 64
Release	1981: VIC-20 1982: C64
Genre(s)	Fixed shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player

A year later it was released for the Commodore 64.^[4]

Reception

In Creative Computing, David Busch wrote, "Those who have played hundreds of games of Space Invaders on many different computer systems will probably tire of this rather quickly."^[2]

Reviewing the German release under "Alpha-Alarm" title, TeleMatch magazine compared the gameplay with Space Invaders from Atari as easy and not so thoughtful.^[5]