Crossfire (1981 video game)
| Crossfire | |
|---|---|
IBM PC box art | |
| Publisher(s) | On-Line Systems IBM |
| Designer(s) | Jay Sullivan |
| Programmer(s) | Apple II Jay Sullivan Atari 8-bit Chris Iden |
| Platform(s) | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, IBM PC, IBM PCjr, VIC-20 |
| Release | 1981: Apple, Atari, VIC 1982: IBM PC 1983: C64 1984: PCjr |
| Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Crossfire is a multidirectional shooter created by Jay Sullivan for the Apple II and published by On-Line Systems in 1981. Using keyboard-based twin-stick shooter controls, the player maneuvers a ship in a grid-like maze. Versions with joystick-control use the stick for movement and switch to firing mode when the button is held down.
Crossfire was ported to Atari 8-bit computers, VIC-20, Commodore 64, and IBM PC (as a self-booting disk). A cartridge version was a 1984 launch title for the IBM PCjr, announced in late 1983.