| Console: | Atari 2600 |
| TV Standard: | Region Not Set |
| Developer(s): | Atari |
| Publisher(s): | Atari, Inc. |
| Release Date: | 1983-01-01 |
| Players: | 2 |
| Co-op: | No |
| ESRB: | E - Everyone |
| Type: | Action |
Tempest is a shooter using wire-frame graphics. Each Wireway is taken on in turn, and has a network of lines guiding the movement paths of both yourself and the aliens. You remain on the outside and keep shooting as the aliens move towards you. Any that reach the outside are fatal to touch, thus limiting your range of movement greatly if 2 or more achieve this. Some aliens move sideways - in dealing with these, plan ahead allowing for the time your shots to take to travel.
It was never released due to it being finished around the same time the 5200 was cancelled, it should be released around 1983.
Game Player of Tempest on Atari 2600Generally, you can review the controls (keyboard) setting during each game in the screen before it starts. Use the arrow keys and “Z”, “X”, “A”, “S”, “Q”, “E” buttons to play, or customize yourself with your gamepad or keyboard.
| Keyboard | Controls |
| ← → ↑ ↓ | Directions for LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN |
| Enter ↵ | START |
| Shift | SELECT |
| Z | A |
| X | B |
| A | X |
| S | Y |
| Q | L |
| E | R |
