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Once more we traipse gently into deep space for another saga of lasers, shields and rapacious robots. A quick update on the story is in order for those who've missed the previous episodes... The scene is the bow end of a Star Class spaceliner. A junior officer has gone out on his compulsory solo space flight in a little skimmer to check on the robot defence systems, and everything seems OK. Relieved at this uneventful trip (he's seen some video games where all manner of unspeakable things befall a spacer) he turns to re-enter the ship. And... the hatch is stuck. The only other entrance is at the front of the ship, some three sections and a humongous number of robotic defence devices away. At this point, three choices confront the unlucky fellow.
Simple logic dictates that options one and two make pretty boring computer games. So three it is. Gritting his teeth (a pretty unpleasant habit, the bits of stone get stuck between your molars), he swivels the ship and prepares to confront the computers. The exterior of the Star Class liner is littered with girders, walls, partitions and other bits. The skimmer can't clear these, so the way back is going to be mazy. Some obstructions can be cleared with the skimmer flipped over on the back, but this reduces its manoeuv-reability. And long words beginning with M are just what you need when there are three nerve centres to knock out before breakfast. The designers of the Star Class weaponry decided that if the stuff was going to be any good it had be invisible, invincible, and inventive. Fortunately, a skimmer is equipped to overcome these attributes, but only if sensibly handled. As each new sector is explored, the robot weapons wake up and pour out to attack the intruder, - that's you. Your lasers are useful, so are your three shields. These can keep you safe for a while, but run down as all good shields must. You go with the third shield, which at least stops any petty worrying about oxygen, food or water. Strangely, you can get into the ship in places. Or at least into the inner bits of the hull, and to dodge some of the defences this is exactly what you need to do. Hover over a hatchway and loose off a bolt or two of phase-coherent light, and you'll be admitted. Don't expect the defences to let up inside. You won't be disappointed. The instructions are a touch less than explicit, and the precise nature of the things that surround you remain mysterious. The top-down Mode 0 view doesn't give away too much, but it can be revealed that the inner tubes, tomatoes and rotating planks are in fact robots, and the bursts of laser fire are bursts of laser fire. So now you know. Off you go then.
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Page créée en 242 millisecondes et consultée 2516 fois L'Amstrad CPC est une machine 8 bits à base d'un Z80 à 4MHz. Le premier de la gamme fut le CPC 464 en 1984, équipé d'un lecteur de cassettes intégré il se plaçait en concurrent du Commodore C64 beaucoup plus compliqué à utiliser et plus cher. Ce fut un réel succès et sorti cette même années le CPC 664 équipé d'un lecteur de disquettes trois pouces intégré. Sa vie fut de courte durée puisqu'en 1985 il fut remplacé par le CPC 6128 qui était plus compact, plus soigné et surtout qui avait 128Ko de RAM au lieu de 64Ko. |
