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Game Overview

Mega Force is one of those classic Atari 2600 games that feels way more intense than it has any right to be. You're basically a lone soldier on this weird flying motorcycle thing, desperately trying to stop an entire city from getting bombed into rubble. The controls are simple—shoot stuff, dodge rockets, try not to crash—but man, does it get chaotic fast.

At first, I kept running out of fuel because I didn’t realize every second burns a gallon. Then I figured out you can shoot fuel tanks to refill, but if you destroy the whole depot, these weird prizes pop up. Some are great (extra lives!), others will absolutely wreck you (accidentally spawning seven extra enemy fighters? No thanks). The screen flashes red when Sardoun’s under attack, and that little "DEFEND" message still gives me anxiety.

Points-wise, it’s all about balancing risk—do you go for the high-score towers or play it safe? Either way, you’ll be sweating by the second wave. The fact that you lose a life if the city gets leveled adds this weird pressure where you’re half-panicking the whole time. Classic arcade madness.