
Release
1983
Player score
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Platform families
Not announced
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Editorial overview
What it is
Planet of Crawlers is a 1-player science fiction themed arcade game for the Apple II.
The player controls a spaceship on the bottom of the screen which moves horizontally and can fire vertically. The player has to avoid mushrooms, as well as a white and orange spiders. The spiders move towards the player, bouncing off the edges of the play area. The white spider moves more vertically, while the red one prefers a larger angle. These identical two monsters appear repeatedly. The player has 20 ships, and it's game over when all are lost. the player is awarded points for spiders killed.
Play styles
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
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Themes
Action
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Production dossier
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Apple II
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