If you try to shoot as many low scoring targets as possible you can turn the game over with dozens of free ships. It's an advance, not a gift. For the general public, Defender may not conjure up as much name recognition as Space Invaders or Pac-Man, but for many arcade addicts it was the only game that mattered. Its creation will always be remembered as an amazing feat. Defender catapulted Williams into an industry leadership position in video games and the company has remained there ever since.
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