Tron is a coin-operated arcade video game manufactured and distributed by Bally Midway in 1982. It is based on the Walt Disney Productions motion picture Tron released in the same year. The game consists of four subgames inspired by the events of the science fiction film. It features some characters and equipment seen in the film, e.g. the Light Cycles, battle tanks, the Input/Output Tower.
ShooterStrategyArcadeActionScience fictioncyberpunk1980sshoot 'em upminigamesrobotsbased on - movieabstracthigh scorelicensed gameminigame collectiondeliberately retrotwin stick controlArcade, Xbox 360
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Character
Plot-driven, grave, cool and earnest.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, Xbox 360
- Developer
- Bally Midway
- Publisher
- Bally Midway, ENCOM International, Disney Interactive
- Released
- August 1, 1982
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric, Side view
IGDB rating 4.9/10 from 10 ratings.
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