<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
shooters	O
with	O
forced	O
horizontal	O
scrolling	O
along	O
with	O
Konami	O
's	O
Scramble	B-Application
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
as	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
August	O
1982	O
launch	O
titles	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
proved	O
more	O
successful	O
than	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
,	O
garnering	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
action	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
and	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
were	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
advertised	O
but	O
neither	O
were	O
officially	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cosmic	B-Application
Avenger	I-Application
is	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Scramble	B-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Vanguard	B-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Avenger	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
,	O
guiding	O
it	O
across	O
a	O
scrolling	O
terrain	O
and	O
dodging	O
obstacles	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
of	O
earning	O
points	O
by	O
destroying	O
enemy	O
alien	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
although	O
players	O
can	O
insert	O
coins	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
restart	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cosmic	B-Application
Avenger	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
by	O
Universal	O
in	O
July	O
1981	O
and	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
with	O
forced	O
horizontal	O
scrolling	O
alongside	O
the	O
earlier	O
Scramble	B-Application
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
on	O
Universal	O
's	O
8106	O
arcade	B-Application
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
port	O
from	O
Nuvatec	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
North	O
American	O
launch	O
titles	O
in	O
August	O
1982	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
European	O
release	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coleco	O
announced	O
and	O
advertised	O
versions	O
of	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Avenger	I-Application
for	O
both	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
and	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
neither	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
release	O
of	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Avenger	I-Application
did	O
not	O
become	O
a	O
hit	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
success	O
and	O
a	O
larger	O
audience	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
like	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
lesser	O
known	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
that	O
gained	O
popularity	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
such	O
as	O
Universal	O
's	O
Lady	B-Application
Bug	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Avenger	I-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
Video	O
magazine	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Arcade	B-Application
Alley	O
"	O
column	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
great	O
fun	O
"	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
"	O
packs	O
more	O
than	O
enough	O
excitement	O
in	O
its	O
three	O
screens	O
to	O
satisfy	O
any	O
lover	O
of	O
arcade-style	O
action	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
not	O
as	O
free-ranging	O
as	O
 [ those ] 	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
ship	O
can	O
scroll	O
left	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
right	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
beautiful	O
graphics	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
suggested	O
that	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Avenger	I-Application
might	O
herald	O
the	O
coming	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
scrolling	O
shootout	O
"	O
trend	O
in	O
home	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1982	O
,	O
Arcade	B-Application
Express	O
reviewed	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
and	O
scored	O
it	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
Video	I-General_Concept
&	I-General_Concept
Arcade	I-General_Concept
Games	I-General_Concept
said	O
in	O
1983	O
that	O
"	O
although	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Avenger	I-Application
was	O
not	O
terribly	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
Coleco	O
's	O
adaptation	O
will	O
do	O
well	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
market	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
nice	O
addition	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
