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Centipede
Centipede - Atari Classics - Arcade Atari
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Centipede
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Monde Centipede
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1-2
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14/20
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Anglais Centipede is a vertically oriented single screen shoot-em-up in which the aim is to use the 'Bug Blaster' to shoot the centipedes that snake down towards the bottom of the screen to amass as high a score as possible.

The play-field is littered with randomly placed mushrooms and the rapidly descending Centipede changes direction when it runs into a mushroom. When a segment of the Centipede is shot, the segment is destroyed and a mushroom appears in its place, the Centipede then breaks into two smaller centipedes, each with its own head, and continues its descent.

Players can move the Bug Blaster vertically as well as horizontally, although only for the lower fifth of the play-field. Mushrooms can also be shot for points and to clear blocked areas. Once a Centipede reaches the bottom of the screen, it starts snaking back up, but remains within the lower section of the play-field near the player's Bug Blaster.

Additionally, any Centipede that reaches the very bottom of the screen without being shot releases its tail section which then becomes a new head. Other new heads also enter the screen from the bottom corners of the play-field as time progresses.

Randomly moving Spiders also appear in the first wave. Spiders can destroy any mushrooms they move over, eliminating many mushroom targets for a player. If the Bug Blaster and a Spider collide, both are destroyed. the Spider either moves at a 45-degree angle or vertically up and down, never simply left or right like the centipede does.

A bombardment of Fleas appears from the second wave onward. As a Flea descends, it leaves a trail of new mushrooms behind it. Fleas appear when a certain number of mushrooms remains at the bottom of the screen. This number increases as the game progresses, meaning Fleas appear more often later on in the game. The Bug Blaster must hit a Flea twice to destroy it; the first shot simply speeds up its descent.

When a Centipede with fewer than eleven segments appears, a Scorpion enters from either side, moving at a relatively slow speed. As the player earns more points, the Scorpion's speed increases. As the Scorpion travels across the screen, it 'poisons' the mushrooms that it moves over and changes their colours. These mushrooms cause any Centipedes that would collide with them to head straight towards the bottom of the screen, rather than continue snaking left and right. The Bug Blaster can stop a poisoned Centipede by shooting its head.

If a player earns at least 60,000 points, two things happen to increase the challenge: the Fleas descend at a faster speed and the Spiders restrict their movement to a smaller area at the bottom of the screen.
 Terscreenator
Espagnol Centipede es un shoot-em-up de orientación vertical en el que el objetivo es usar el "Bug Blaster" para disparar a los ciempiés que avanzan al fondo de la pantalla para acumular la mayor puntuación posible.
 Badulake
Français Jouer un exterminateur chargé de détruire les envahisseurs. À l'aide de votre arme, vous devez détruire les vagues de Centipèdes (mille-pattes) qui descendent vers vous du haut de l'écran. Des champignons sont éparpillés sur l'écran, et le Centipède descend d'une ligne chaque fois qu'il rencontre un champignon. Vous devez également éviter et détruire les araignées, les puces et les scorpions, et faites attention aux champignons empoisonnés qui pourraient faire descendre le Centipede en spirale à votre niveau. Détruisez le Centipède pour avancer à la prochaine vague...
 Askorn
Italien Centipede è uno sparatutto verticale in cui l'obiettivo è usare il "Bug Blaster" per sparare ai millepiedi che avanzano verso il fondo dello schermo e accumulare il punteggio più alto possibile.
 echopage1964
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