Cosmos

Cosmos is a two-dimensional arcade shooter played from a first-person perspective. The player moves a crosshair across the screen and shoots alien ships before they can reach and destroy a convoy.

Each convoy contains nine ships and appears at the center of the play area, with the view able to scroll in all directions. Alien ships spawn around the convoy and fly directly toward it, while warp mines dropped during attacks cost a life if the crosshair moves over them. After all attackers are destroyed, a new wave begins with another convoy to defend.

The game ends after four lives are lost or the convoy is completely destroyed. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum version also includes asteroids drifting toward the convoy, which must be destroyed.

Game Details

• Release date: December 31, 1981
• Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Sinclair ZX Spectrum
• Genres: Arcade, Shooter
• Developers: Black System, Costa Panayi
• Publishers: Abbex Electronics Ltd, Black System