Rip Off (video game)

Rip Off is a multidirectional shooter with black and white vector graphics written by Tim Skelly and released as an arcade video game by Cinematronics in 1980.

The objective of Rip Off is to prevent computer-controlled enemies from stealing eight canisters at the center of the screen.

One or two players control tank-like vehicles while game-controlled "pirate" tanks rush onto the field and attempt to drag the canisters off the edge of the screen.

One or two players attempt to protect fuel canisters from groups of invading pirate tanks that appear from the edges of the screen.

A wave ends when all the pirate tanks have either been destroyed by the players or have dragged a fuel canister off the screen.

Gameplay screenshot