The Game Player, #3  -- Vol. 5, pg. 38, December 3, 1982
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EXITOR'S REVENGE
L&M Software, Tape N16

     With the assistance of Andy Guevera of Bit Fiddlers, the innovative folks at L&M Software have brought forth what may be the finest sci-fi space invasion game on tape.
     EXITOR'S REVENGE, their latest release, is an exciting one-player game of skill that finds you, the player, as guardian of a planet that is about to be attacked by a Battle Star.  Your defense is the force field above you, and your offense is the MX missiles that you can fire upwards, steering them with your joystick towards the colorful but awesome warriors of Exitor.  Your mission is to destroy the five warriors as they scout out your planet, all the while trying to avoid the photon lasers of the Battle Star.  It's not easy, but it is fun!
     The machine graphics, smoothness of motion, brilliant colors, continuous sound effects, and 3-D effect all combine to make EXITOR'S REVENGE a cartridge quality game.
     As the game unfolds upon your TV screen, you see before you in the foreground, a city, with mountains to the side and behind.  In the upper left corner, hovering in space, is an ominous looking Battle Star.  Below the city, underground, is a missile launcher which you can move left and right across the width of the playfield by rotating the knob of your joystick.  The trigger fires your missile left and right.
     Basically the game goes something like this: From the Battle Star is launched a capsule, accompanied by an appropriate sound effect, which moves across and down (in excellent 3-D) to a point just above the city on the right.  Here then emerges the first of five warriors, all of which will move back and forth across the screen, each warrior moving faster than the previous one.  You must move your launcher into position and fire, directing the projectile at the warrior.
     During all this, the Battle Star is firing directly at you, but you are protected by a force field.  However, and here's the catch, each hit upon the force field destroys a small part of it.  Therefore, if you keep your launcher in one position too long, it will eventually be hit.  The player must stay on the move to survive.  Three hits on your launcher and you lose.  As time goes on, the force field is slowly destroyed, and Exitor's aim becomes more accurate.
     EXITOR'S REVENGE is a good game, and those who choose to purchase it will probably be pleased.  There is, however, only one minor item that may be a small problem for some players.  The projectile launched at the warriors is so tiny it can at times be hard to follow.  L&M is aware of this situation, and say they may increase the size of it in the very near future.  In addition to EXITOR'S REVENGE, L&M has included one of their old favorites, THE MUMMY'S TREASURE, an interesting treasure hunt type game that has been upgraded to handle up to four players.
     Also worth mentioning, is an attractive tape storage album that L&M has made available, that can store up to four tape cassettes.  With a nice item like that, plus a fine game such as EXITOR'S REVENGE or their recent release SECRET OF PELUCITAR (a very graphic, excellent Sci-fi maze game), one can be well on their way to many satisfying hours of game playing.