<s>
Dropzone	B-Application
is	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Archer	O
Maclean	O
(	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Arena	O
Graphics	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
published	O
in	O
1984	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maclean	O
's	O
first	O
commercial	O
game	O
,	O
Dropzone	B-Application
is	O
similar	O
in	O
gameplay	O
and	O
style	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Defender	B-Application
and	O
borrows	O
many	O
elements	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
of	O
font	O
,	O
aliens	O
,	O
and	O
title	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Williams	O
Electronics	O
 '	O
Defender	B-Application
,	O
with	O
some	O
influences	O
from	O
Scramble	B-Application
and	O
Robotron	B-Application
:	I-Application
2084	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
must	O
elude	O
or	O
engage	O
various	O
alienssome	O
slow	O
,	O
others	O
fasterand	O
return	O
the	O
scientists	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
's	O
eponymous	O
dropzone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maclean	O
purchased	O
an	O
Atari	B-Device
800	I-Device
as	O
soon	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
officially	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
1981	O
and	O
started	O
writing	O
what	O
would	O
eventually	O
evolve	O
into	O
Dropzone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Dropzone	B-Application
was	O
not	O
settled	O
on	O
until	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
received	O
overwhelmingly	O
good	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
in	O
a	O
May	O
1985	O
review	O
said	O
that	O
Dropzone	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Atari	O
games	O
and	O
Atari	O
owners	O
could	O
not	O
afford	O
to	O
miss	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
Super	O
Dropzone	B-Application
,	O
added	O
new	O
weapon	O
types	O
and	O
end-level	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
titled	O
Super	O
Dropzone	B-Application
on	O
all	O
packaging	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
Dropzone	B-Application
on	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
)	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
saw	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
;	O
the	O
others	O
were	O
European	O
exclusives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fully-playable	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
C64	O
version	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Jimmy	B-Application
White	I-Application
's	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cueball	I-Application
,	O
also	O
by	O
Archer	O
Maclean	O
.	O
</s>
