Cosmic Avenger[a] is a scrolling shooter developed by Universal and released as an arcade video game in July 1981.

[1] It is part of the first wave shooters with forced horizontal scrolling which followed Konami's Scramble and Super Cobra from earlier in the year.

The final installment in Universal's Cosmic series,[1] players take control of the Avenger space fighter and, as in Scramble, use bullets and bombs against enemy air and ground forces.

The ColecoVision version was more successful than the arcade original, garnering mostly positive reception from critics who praised the action, visuals, and sound effects.

[5] A joystick moves the ship in four directions, and buttons fire lasers and bombs to destroy spaceships, anti-aircraft missiles, tanks, and UFOs.

[2] Coleco announced and advertised versions of Cosmic Avenger for both the Atari 2600 and Intellivision, but neither was released for unknown reasons.