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A series of [[First-Person Shooter|first]]- / [[Third-Person Shooter|third]]-person shooter games, somewhat similar to ''[[Battlezone (1980 video game)|Battlezone 1980]]''. The first game was released in 1991, for [[Mac OS]]. Subsequent games included ''Spectre Supreme'' (1993) and ''Spectre VR'' (1994), the latter of which was ported to MS-DOS and [[Microsoft Windows]]. There was also ''Spectre'' for the [[Super NES]], which differed considerably from the original game. In 2010, a [[Video Game Remake|remake]] known as ''Spectre 3D'' was released for Apple iOS, including all of the original levels and most of the sound effects, but with significantly upgraded graphics and a rather suicidal "Arcade" mode.
The player controls a tank. Options for camera placement include a first-person view, a third-person view from above-and-behind the tank, a directly-overhead view that follows the tank around, and a long-distance directly-overhead view that shows the entire playing field. There's also a "radar" view in the upper right corner of the screen. The player is allowed to customize the stats of the tank at the beginning of the game, trading off between speed, hit points, and ammunition. In single-player mode, the object of the game is to collect all of the flags in order to proceed to the next level. There is also LAN-based
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* [[AKA-47]] -- In ''Spectre VR'''s complex graphics mode, the hunter-killers bear a remarkable resemblance to an SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. (In low-graphics mode, they're just pizza-shaped wedges, so the resemblance is lost.)
* [[Capture the Flag]] -- Present as a
* [[Critical Annoyance]] -- The klaxon sound when your armor is low. (Unlike in many other games, this sound doesn't play constantly; instead, it plays when you get hit by an enemy while your armor is low.)
* [[Endless Game]]
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