Name: Rear Guard
Platform: Atari 800
Region: USA
Media: Tape
Controller: Joystick
Genre: Shooter - Scrolling - Vertical
Gametype: Licensed
Release Year: 1981
Developer: Adventure International
Publisher: Adventure International
Players: 1 or 2 Alternating
Programmer: Neil Larimer, Sparky Starks
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Loading instructions: 
- turn off disk drive and make sure you are in BASIC mode
- insert tape file in your emulator / APE
- type CLOAD 
- type RUN.


A side-scrolling space shooting game, a bit like Defender, in which you must blast enemy drones and their missiles before they can destroy the mothership you're protecting.

Five ships come at you from the right and are worth between 25 and 200 points. A freighter flies in the same direction as you (left to right) and is worth 300 points. In addition, a satellite identified by an F on its side that later changes to an S flies by. Hitting the satellite while it displays an F gives you a fuel recharge, while hitting it with an S gives you a shield recharge.


http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-8-bit/rear-guard
