Background

An evil despot has taken hold of all the power in the world. Syphoning it for himself using massive power wells, he grows stronger by the hour. All the peoples of the world are powerless to stop him and his dastardly plans. Only you, Fitzroy, can save the world by destroying the power wells and defeating the despot.

Playing The Game

Your ship can move up, down, left or right, and can fire a projectile left or right. Your goal is to reach the end of the level by whatever means possible.

At the bottom of the screen, there is a heads up display (HUD) that provides information about the current state of the game: Score, Lives Count, Shot Power (how powerful your shots will be when attacking something) and Power Well Count (active power wells currently active on the level).

Power Wells

In the course of the game you will encounter many power wells to destroy. There are two different power wells. A positive green power well that provides you with a bonus to your speed and shooting power, and a negative red power well that reduces your power and speed to the default.

Power Ups

There are three different power ups to be collected to improve your performance:

1. The extra life power up provides you an additional life to protect you from enemy fire.
2. The shot power up provides you with additional shooting power for your ship attack.
3. The speed power up gives your ship a speed boost.

Enemies

Enemies come in many forms. Some are merely turrets that are static and some will move around or even come towards you. Enemies will shoot at you and colliding with an enemy will result in you losing a life.

Despot

At the end of the game you must destroy the despot but be warned a single touch is fatal!

Game Difficulty

There are two difficulty levels:

Level 1: This is the default level for the game.
Level 2: The number of lives will carry over from the previous level.

High Scores

When you achieve a high score you are prompted to enter your initials. Use the down and up arrows to cycle between the letters and the Enter key to move to the next letter. Only the top three high scores will be displayed on the high score screen.

Game Controls

The default controls are:

Arrow Keys to move, SPACE - Fire

Alternate sets are available:

Set B: Arrow Keys to move, COPY - Fire
Set C: O - Left, P - Right, Q - Up, A - down, COPY - Fire
Set C: O - Left, P - Right, Q - Up, A - down, SPACE - Fire

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Tape:
CTRL-ENTER

Disk:
RUN"GAME (ENTER)