Editing Demon Attack (section)

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| CVG = 87%{{sfn|Computer and Video Games|1989|p=53|ref=CaV}}
| rev1 = ''[[Electronic Fun with Computers & Games]]''
| rev1Score = 4/4{{sfn|Hacker|1982|pp=63-64}}
| rev2 = ''[[IGN]]''
| rev2Score = 7.5/10{{sfn|Buchanan|2008}}
| rev3 = ''[[Video (magazine)|Video]]''
| rev3Score = 9.5/10{{sfn|Kunkel|Katz|1982|p=14}}
}}
In the British magazine ''[[Computer and Video Games]]'', a reviewer wrote that ''Demon Attack''{{'}}s enormous success was due to the tough game play and exceptional graphics.{{sfn|Computer and Video Games|1983|p=21}} Reviews in other publications praised the graphics, with Jan Yarnot of ''[[The Space Gamer]]'' and Randi Hacker in ''[[Electronic Fun with Computers & Games]]'' describing the enemies as being "excellent" and "vibrantly colorful" respectively.{{sfn|Hacker|1982|pp=63-64}}{{sfn|Yarnot|1982|p=34}} [[Bill Kunkel (journalist)|Bill Kunkel]] and Arnie Katz wrote in ''[[Video (magazine)|Video]]'' went as far to say that ''Demon Attack'' had the best graphics among the most recent Atari 2600 games.{{sfn|Kunkel|Katz|1982|p=14}} Commenting on the gameplay, Yarnot said that the different enemy patterns made the game appropriately challenging. A reviewer in ''JoyStik How to Win at Video Games'' also commented that enemy movement was unpredictable, concluding that the game was "simply one of the best game cartridges of its type available today".{{sfn|Yarnot|1982|p=34}}{{sfn|JoyStik How to Win at Video Games|1982|p=24|ref=JoyStik}} Yarnot commented negatively that the difficulty did not increase after the 12th wave, with earlier enemy patterns being repeated.{{sfn|Yarnot|1982|p=34}}
[[File:Demon-Attack-Atari-2600-gameplay.gif|thumb|left|Gameplay footage of the first wave of enemies in ''Demon Attack'' for Atari 2600. Critics praised the vibrant colors, irregular enemy patterns and animation within the game.]]
Reviewing later ports, Phil Wiswell of ''Video Games'' said that while the Atari 2600 version was very good, the Intellivision version was even better, declaring that it has "one of the nicest TV-game graphics ever".{{sfn|Wiswell|1983|pp=69-70}} A reviewer in ''Blip'' compared ''Demon Attack'' and ''Phoenix'', finding the Intellivision version was the best of the three, saying its addition of the final battle made it and ''Phoenix'' and the Atari 2600 version of ''Demon Attack'' feel like a ''Galaxian'' spin-offs.{{sfn|Blip|1983|p=17}} The reviewer from ''Computer and Video Games'' compared the Intellivision game to Atari's ''Phoenix'', stating ''Demon Attack'' had a slight edge, concluding that "''Phoenix'' is pretty tough but for my money ''Demon Attack'' is tougher and prettier".{{sfn|Computer and Video Games|1983|p=21}} ''[[InfoWorld]]'s Essential Guide to Atari Computers'' cited the Atari 8-bit verson as "a real shoot-'em-up that demands your quickest reflexes".<ref name="mace1984">{{Cite book |last=Mace |first=Scott |url=https://archive.org/details/InfoWorlds_Essential_Guide_to_Atari/page/n83/mode/2up?view=theater |title=InfoWorld's Essential Guide to Atari Computers |publisher=Harper & Row |year=1984 |isbn=978-0-06-669006-3 |pages=74}}</ref> A review in ''[[Ahoy!]]'' found the VIC-20 version excellent but said that it was not enhanced in any major way over the Atari 2600 game.{{sfn|Ahoy!|1984|p=73}} Art Lewis of ''Electronic Fun with Computers & Games'' found the Odyssey 2 port not as smoothly colorful or as polished as the Atari 2600 original.{{sfn|Lewis|1983|p=62}} Michael Blanchet, author of ''How to Beat the Video Games'', praised the Odyssey 2 port as setting a new standard for games for the system, concluding that players should "find out what millions of Atari and Intellivision owners already know - Imagic's ''Demon Attack'' is one heck of a game".{{sfn|Blanchet|1983}}

''Demon Attack'' won the [[Arkie Awards|1983 Arcade Award]] for "Video Game of the Year", with Kunkel and Katz saying the game had superior graphics, sound and was "a challenge to the mental and physical capabilities of home arcaders".{{sfn|Kunkel|Katz|1983|p=30}} ''[[Dan Gutman|Video Games Player]]'' tallied twenty writers, editors and critics of the video game field and had ''Demon Attack'' voted as the "Space Game of the year" in their 1983 Golden Joystick Awards.{{sfn|Video Games Player|1983|pp=49-50}} ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine had their first Annual Video Game Awards conference in 1983, where Fulop was awarded the designer of the year for ''Demon Attack''.{{sfn|The Video Game Update|1983}}

From retrospective reviews, a reviewer from ''Computer and Video Games'' found the game to be a clone of ''Galaxian'' and ''Phoenix'' but still found it to be a great game.{{sfn|Computer and Video Games|1989|p=53|ref=CaV}} [[GameSpy]] included the game in their Hall of Fame in 2002.{{sfn|Cassidy|2002}} GameSpy writer William Cassidy wrote that original ''Space Invaders''-styled games on home consoles ranged from forgettable to pretty good, but ''Demon Attack'' was a standout due to its fast-paced action, responsive control, and audio-visual appeal.{{sfn|Cassidy|2002}}{{sfn|Cassidy}} Brett Weiss included the game in his book ''The 100 Greatest Console Video Games 1977-1987'' (2014), due to its popularity on its release, and that it remained "a dynamic nicely animated shooter".{{sfn|Weiss|2014|p=63}} ''[[Retro Gamer]]'' included ''Demon Attack'' in their list of top ten games for the Intellivision, compliments the versions graphics, mothership boss, and that it was superior to the Atari 2600 version.{{sfn|Retro Gamer|2008a|ref=RGInt}} The publication would also name the game in their list of best Atari 2600 (at 13th) and VIC-20 games (at 6th).{{sfn|Retro Gamer|2008|ref=RGVic20Top}}{{sfn|Jones|Hunt|2008|p=28}}