Click the box above to activate the game.
CONTROLS
Default control keys are as follows or use a joystick:
Left – O
Right – P
Up – Q
Fire – Space
Pause – Press CAPS SHIFT & SYMBOL SHIFT
To abort press 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 1 simultaneously.
GAMEPLAY
When a pirate craft has been destroyed it willdfrop its cargo of stolen
objects. Manoeuvre your ship over the object to retrieve it. Certain objects
will alter the appearance of your ship; these objects offer external
weponary that can be utilised on difficult screens. Occasionally, when a
pirate craft is detroyed it will drop a yellow canister. This canister when
retrieved, will increase the amount of the currently selected weapon by one.
DISPLAY PANEL
From left to right the display panel selections are as follows:
1. Displays the number of ships left.
2. The top number shows your current score. The bottom number shows the
value of cargo you have retrieved on the current level.
3. Displays the current weapon mode in text. Number on the left shows the
amount of the current weapon that you have. Number on the right is the
maximum storage capacity for the current weapon.
4. The coloured graph gives an indication of how much time you have to reach
the end of level depot. When the graph has totally disappeared your time
limit has expired.
WEAPON MODES
Keys 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 select your ships weapon modes:
1 – BOMBS – Destroy large defence emplacements.
2 – IMPACT MINES – When placed at strategic points halt any pirate craft.
3 – DEFENCE SHIELD – Temporarily render your ship invincible.
4 – BOUNCE BOMBS – Bounce around destroying any emplacements they touch.
5 – SEEKER – Tracks down its quarry.
Hold FIRE button down to activate the selected weapon.
