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Game Overview

Phaser Patrol throws you into the cockpit of a Federation starship with one job: clear the galaxy of Dracon fighters before they overrun everything. You start staring at this chunky sector map, trying to decide where to jump first—those little blips don’t tell you much, so it’s a gamble whether you’ll warp into a quiet sector or straight into a dogfight.

Once you’re in, the view switches to this rough first-person perspective where enemy ships look like angry triangles darting around. Your torpedoes feel sluggish at first, but you get the hang of leading shots as they zip past. The real trick is managing energy—every warp jump and hit you take drains it, and running out means game over. Starbases become these lifesaving pit stops where you can recharge and patch up damaged systems, assuming you can find one in time.

It’s tense in a way that makes you lean forward, especially when the timer’s ticking and you’re down to your last energy bar. The faster you wipe out all the sectors, the higher your rank at the end—but rushing usually gets you killed. Classic Atari pressure.