The Eliminator (video game)

The Eliminator is a 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 family and Apple II. "The Eliminator" is a clone of the "Defender" arcade game.
Gameplay.
"The Eliminator" is a game in which ten energizers rest atop gantry towers scattered across the planetscape, and the player's mission is to prevent alien creatures from capturing the energizers.
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."