Protector II

Protector II
Publisher(s)Synapse Software
Designer(s)Mike Potter
Programmer(s)Atari 8-bit
Mike Potter
Commodore 64
Ken Rose
TRS-80 CoCo
Robert Black
Platform(s)Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, TI-99/4A, TRS-80 Color Computer
Release1982: Atari
1983: C64, CoCo
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter

Protector II is a video game written by Mike Potter for Atari 8-bit computers and published by Synapse Software in 1982. It is a sequel to 1981's Protector; both games are horizontally scrolling shooters inspired by the arcade video game Defender. Protector II was ported to the Commodore 64, TI-99/4A, and TRS-80 Color Computer.