The Eliminator (video game)

The Eliminator is a horizontally scrolling shooter video game written by Terry Gilman and Wayne Westmoreland for the TRS-80 and published by Adventure International in 1981. It was ported to the Atari 8-bit computers and Apple II. The Eliminator is a clone of the Defender arcade game.

Gameplay
The Eliminator is a game in the player must stop aliens from stealing the ten energizers located on top of the gantry towers placed across the planet surface.

Reception
Bruce Campbell reviewed The Eliminator in The Space Gamer No. 59. Campbell commented that "This is simply my favorite TRS-80 arcade game. Normally, I would be hesitant to recommend an arcade game costing [this much], but in this case most buyers will consider their money well spent.  An Apple II version is also available, but it appears to be significantly different."