Combat

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Combat is a classic 1977 Atari video game for the Atari 2600 featuring head-to-head tank and aerial combat in a variety of simple, competitive multiplayer modes.

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Fight 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Atari 2600 game
multiplayer video game
video game
audioStyle simple sound effects
controlScheme one joystick per player
single button firing
developer Atari, Inc. NERFINISHED
displayType 2D graphics
features biplane combat
jet combat
tank combat
franchise Combat series NERFINISHED
gameMode multiplayer
two-player simultaneous
genre action game
multidirectional shooter
shoot 'em up
hasMode Biplane dogfight variants
Bouncing shot variants
Invisible tank variants
Jet dogfight variants
Tank-Pong variants
hasObjective score more hits than the opponent before time runs out
includedWith early Atari 2600 consoles
inputMethod joystick controller
inspired later head-to-head shooter games
launchTitleFor Atari 2600 NERFINISHED
mediaFormat ROM cartridge
notableFor being a pack-in game for the Atari 2600
simple competitive multiplayer design
tank and aerial combat modes
numberOfGameVariants 27
perspective top-down
platform Atari 2600 NERFINISHED
publisher Atari, Inc. NERFINISHED
publisherRegion North America NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1977
setting military combat simulation
supports local multiplayer only
supportsFeature head-to-head competitive play
score-based victory
time-limited matches
supportsPlayers 2
targetPlatformGeneration second generation of video game consoles
visualStyle minimalist graphics

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dirty Work hasPart Combat
this entity surface form: Fight
Combat hasTitle Combat
Atari, Inc. notableGame Combat