<s>
Major	B-Application
Havoc	I-Application
(	O
or	O
The	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
of	I-Application
Major	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
1983	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
vector-based	O
upright	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
,	O
Major	B-Application
Havoc	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
several	O
smaller	O
game	O
experiences	O
played	O
in	O
succession	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
fixed	O
shooter	O
,	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
lunar	B-Application
lander	I-Application
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
dedicated	O
cabinet	O
in	O
1983	B-Application
and	O
then	O
one	O
year	O
later	O
as	O
a	O
conversion	O
kit	O
for	O
older	O
vector	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
like	O
Tempest	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dedicated	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
used	O
a	O
roller	O
control	O
for	O
left-right	O
movement	O
,	O
while	O
conversion	O
kits	O
used	O
their	O
native	O
controller	O
hardware	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Tempest	B-Application
rotary	O
spinner	O
knob	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
small	O
band	O
of	O
scientists	O
who	O
initially	O
escaped	O
managed	O
to	O
clone	O
the	O
great	O
human	O
hero	O
Major	B-Application
Havoc	I-Application
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
fly	O
his	O
Catastrofighter	O
through	O
a	O
wormhole	O
in	O
space	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
may	O
lead	O
a	O
clone	O
army	O
against	O
the	O
dreaded	O
Vaxxian	O
robots	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
liberate	O
the	O
remnants	O
of	O
humanity	O
by	O
destroying	O
the	O
enemy	O
reactors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Major	B-Application
Havoc	I-Application
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
this	O
very	O
band	O
of	O
clones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
games	O
identified	O
the	O
Vaxxian	O
homeworld	O
as	O
Maynard	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Maynard	O
,	O
Massachusetts	O
,	O
home	O
of	O
Digital	O
Equipment	O
Corporation	O
,	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
the	O
VAX	B-Device
minicomputer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
,	O
Major	O
Rex	O
Havoc	O
,	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
shoot-	O
'	O
em-up	O
"	O
style	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
operated	O
Major	B-Application
Havoc	I-Application
's	O
spaceship	O
,	O
the	O
Catastrofighter	O
,	O
against	O
the	O
numerous	O
robot	O
ships	O
who	O
defend	O
the	O
enemy	O
reactors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
next	O
phase	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
lands	O
on	O
the	O
robot	O
space	O
station	O
by	O
centering	O
the	O
Catastrofighter	O
in	O
between	O
the	O
moving	O
white	O
line	O
and	O
Major	B-Application
Havoc	I-Application
would	O
exit	O
his	O
ship	O
and	O
enter	O
the	O
space-station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warps	O
are	O
activated	O
by	O
a	O
Breakout	B-Application
game	I-Application
at	O
the	O
bottom-right	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
where	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
-	O
or	O
three-digit	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
red	O
warp	O
requires	O
the	O
number	O
23	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
the	O
joystick	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
or	O
left	O
until	O
the	O
first	O
digit	O
matches	O
2	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
player	O
clicks	O
the	O
fire	O
button	O
,	O
the	O
Breakout	B-Application
ball	O
starts	O
moving	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
while	O
moving	O
the	O
joystick	O
to	O
the	O
3	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extra	O
lives	O
are	O
earned	O
not	O
only	O
by	O
achieving	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
points	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
by	O
completing	O
the	O
Breakout	B-Application
mini-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gene	O
Lewin	O
of	O
Play	O
Meter	O
magazine	O
reviewed	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
1983	B-Application
,	O
scoring	O
it	O
2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
for	O
initially	O
being	O
an	O
expensive	O
dedicated	O
cabinet	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
more	O
affordable	O
conversion	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	B-Application
Havoc	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
compilations	O
of	O
older	O
Atari	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Atari	B-Application
Anthology	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Room	I-Device
service	O
for	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
and	O
for	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Twin	O
Galaxies	O
,	O
Ettore	O
Ciaffi	O
,	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
NY	O
,	O
scored	O
a	O
world	O
record	O
1,940,078	O
points	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
1985	O
at	O
the	O
Broadway	O
Arcade	B-Application
during	O
the	O
1985	O
Video	O
Game	O
Masters	O
Tournament	O
.	O
</s>
