Genre: | Arcade; Scrolling Shoot-'Em-Up |
Publisher: | Alternative |
Cover Art Language: | English |
Machine Compatibility: | BBC Model B, BBC Model B+, BBC Master 128, Acorn Electron |
Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
Available For: | Acorn Electron, BBC Model B & Commodore 64 |
Compatible Emulators: | BeebEm (PC (Windows)) PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)) Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) Elkulator 1.0 (PC (Windows)) |
Original Release Date: | 1st October 1986 |
Original Release Price: | £1.99 |
Market Valuation: | £7.23 (How Is This Calculated?) |
Item Weight: | 64g |
Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
Author(s): | Gary Partis |
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This item contains versions of Psycastria for Acorn Electron and BBC Model B.
I have rarely seen such quality of game design or instant playability. Read Review
If you enjoy a challenging shoot-'em-up, this game should prove a worthwhile addition to your collection. Read Review
A top-class game... Very addictive and challenging. Read Review
It's hot on speed, nerves and reflexes, and very slick. Read Review
Fans of fast-moving, addictive shoot-'em-ups will be drooling over their keyboards for weeks! Buy this! Read Review
This is a good game on the Beeb, merely because there is nothing to compare it to. However, as the C64 version is plagiarised from Uridium I can see no reason why you should buy this rather than the Hewson game. Read Review
Psycastria is a very good arcade game let down by rather difficult play. Read Review
Contrary to the inlay card, the game does not support joysticks... Also, when you have lost a life you have to start all over again. Read Review
Were it not for its excessively difficult gameplay, Psycastria would be a cracking arcade game. Read Review
The Psycastria have constructed four different types of installation, one on land, one at sea on a giant carrier ship, one on the surface of the moon and the final one in deep space. It is in these installations that they store their energy supplies in circular pods. You, now endowed with the skill and cunning of the famous Boggles, are in charge of a highly manouvreable craft capable of stunning mid-air changes of direction. Using just your basic astro cannons, you must attack each installation in turn, avoiding the high buildings that stand up from the surface. However, the Psycastria will put up a strong defence with their bizarre shaped fighters. You can cause as much damage as you like to the installations, but your main aim to destroy the ten cicrcular energy pods then land on the main landing strip, signified by the leading arrows on the left hand end of the strip. Once you have landed, there is a sub-game in which you can try for a bonus by destroying aliens that fly across the screen. When that is over, you can take off for the next screen.
You start with three lives and get an extra one for every 30,000 points, and your points score determines your eventual rank (10 levels from Novice upwards).
The game starts as soon as you press 1-4 for the number of players.
Z - Left, X - Right, : - Up, / - Down, RETURN - Fire
Cursor Down/Cursor Up - Pause/Restart, While In Pause Mode: S - Sound, 0 - Force Demo
The following utilities are also available to allow you to edit the supplied screens of this game:
A cheat for this game was included on the Cheat It Again Joe 3 compilation, released by Impact (Refer to the specific instructions on that compilation and match the cheat to the specific version. Note that emulated versions of the game may not work with this cheat).
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A digital version of Psycastria suitable for BeebEm (PC (Windows)), PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)), Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)), Elkulator 1.0 (PC (Windows)) | |
A digital version of Psycastria suitable for BeebEm (PC (Windows)), PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)), Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)), Elkulator 1.0 (PC (Windows)) | |
A digital version of Psycastria suitable for BeebEm (PC (Windows)), PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)), Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)), Elkulator 1.0 (PC (Windows)) |
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