About
As a regional commander of three anti-missile batteries, the player must defend six cities in their zone from being destroyed. The player's six cities are being attacked by an endless hail of ballistic missiles, some of them even splitting like multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs). New weapons are introduced in later levels: smart bombs that can evade a less than perfectly targeted missile, and bomber planes and satellites that fly across the screen and launch missiles of their own.
What is happening now
Missile Command is an arcade classic that arrived on PC in 2011. The real-time strategy game tasks players with defending cities from incoming missile barrages using interceptor fire, a straightforward concept that defined arcade gameplay for decades. Recently, Atari announced plans to develop a feature film based on Missile Command alongside adaptations of other classic properties like Asteroids. The company is positioning these projects as a way to translate the spirit of its iconic franchises into cinema, suggesting the publisher sees potential in revisiting these foundational arcade properties for modern audiences.
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