Offendron Warrior

Offendron Warrior is a retro arcade game that combines shooting and defense, inspired by Williams Electronics’ 1981 classic Defender. You pilot an Offendron Warrior to rescue civilians from enemy attacks and fight enemy fighters across a series of planets.

The invasion

Offendrons are robotic aliens that colonize other planets to obtain the energy they need to live. In 3045, they invaded Earth to establish their 255th colony, and took the planet within a year. Some humans escaped to a base on Mars and developed a virus that turns Offendrons into brainless machines bent on destroying their own kind.

Three years later, humans began their counterattack with war drones and space fighters. As the Offendrons faced a crisis, the Offendron Warriors emerged, able to wield greater firepower and transform to meet different combat situations.

Rescue and survive

Each planet has 10 civilians to save. You must protect them through four waves of attacks; if you save them all, you head into space to fight enemy fighters before moving on to another planet and its civilians. If you lose every civilian, you must try to survive in space against your infected former allies.

The battlefield wraps seamlessly. The game has a high difficulty, balanced with generous bonus lives, and an online scoreboard.

Warrior forms and weapons

Offendron Warriors can transform between two forms:

• Interceptor: fly quickly to rescue Offendrons or fight enemy fighters.
• Offender: move more slowly with thrust, fire your laser much faster and fly up or down more quickly. Pressing the fire button repeatedly shoots faster than holding it. This form is recommended for fighting large groups of enemies or making precise movements.

You can also use Smart-missiles, which seek out and destroy targets, and a Hyperspace jump that moves you halfway across the map to escape danger. Using the jump too often can destroy you.