''Blasted'' is a shoot 'em up arcade video game released by

Bally Midway Midway Games Inc., known previously as Midway Manufacturing and Bally Midway, and commonly known as simply Midway, was an American video game developer and publisher. Midway's franchises included ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Rampage (series), Rampage'' ...

in 1988.

Gameplay

Players use the high-powered scope-

rifle A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ( rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus on accuracy, rifles are typically designed to be held with ...

to shoot cyborgs who have invaded an apartment complex, but be careful not to shoot the tenants or get hit by return fire. In 2-player mode, you shoot at your opponent's building and he shoots at yours.

Development

Originally, this game was a 4 player shooter known as ''International Team Laser'', an attempt to capitalize on the laser tag craze of the late 1980s. However, the game was canned, and its gameplay elements were re-themed to create ''Blasted'', which included reducing the number of players from 4 to 2.

References

1988 video games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games Midway video games Shoot 'em ups Video games developed in the United States {{Arcade-stub