Publisher statement
As The Sentinel, you control the United States' strategic defense satellites which sit, spinning in orbit, ready to fire your ultra-high energy "Star Flash" weapons. The screen before you show a colorful map of the U.S. as seen from orbit. With the touch of a key, you can view the map of Europe and Asia, dotted with missile silos. Cringe as a stream of nuclear rockets rises and disappears over the pole toward your home cities.
The goal is simple: destroy all the missile silos while intercepting the rockets launched toward the United States. Pulverize the enemy. Keep your own cities alive. Blast bombers out of the sky before they destroy New York or Houston. And defend yourself against the mysterious "intruder" before it knocks your satellites out of orbit. Remember, the only thing that stands between the United States and nuclear holocaust is... The Sentinel.