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Moon Patrol
Moon Patrol is a classic arcade game by Irem that was first released in 1982. It was licensed to Williams for United States of America distribution.
The player controls a moon buggy, viewing it from the side, that travels over the moon's surface. While driving it, obstacles such as craters and mines must be avoided. The buggy is also attacked by UFOs from above and tanks on the ground.
Moon Patrol is important as it is one of the earliest examples of a linear side-scrolling shoot'em up and the first game to feature parallax scrolling.
Parallax scrolling allowed elements of the background scenery to move at different speeds
to create the illusion of depth.
This feature would be used extensively in future 2D games.
The Highest Score recorded on Moon Patrol was
set by Eric Ginner (USA). He scored 740,070.
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