| Console: | Commodore 64 |
| TV Standard: | Region Not Set |
| Release Date: | 1985-01-01 |
| Players: | 1 |
| Co-op: | No |
| ESRB: | E - Everyone |
| Type: | Action |
ropzone is a scrolling shooter developed by Archer Maclean (under the name Arena Graphics) for the Atari 8-bit family and published in 1984 by U.S. Gold. It was ported to the Commodore 64, then later released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Game Gear and Game Boy Color. It was Maclean's first commercial game.
Dropzone is similar in gameplay and style to the arcade game Defender and borrows many elements,[2][1] including the same style of font, aliens, and title screen
The gameplay is in the style of Williams Electronics' Defender, with some influences from Scramble and Robotron: 2084.[2] Players control the hero trying to rescue the scientists on a horizontally-scrolling game field.[3] Players must elude or engage various aliens—some slow, others faster—and return the scientists to the base's eponymous dropzone. The aliens capture scientists walking along the ground. The player must shoot the enemy aliens and catch the falling scientists. Sometimes the aliens will carry lethal androids instead, which must be avoided
