 CYBERNOID II

 Hewson 1988



 CONTROLS : Keyboard, Kempston

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 AIM : The pirates you defeated in the original CYBERNOID have returned

 in a new Battlestar, bigger, badder and meaner than before. Once again

 you've been given the job of rescuing the cargo stolen by the pirates.

 This time you've got a shiny new ship and a bigger arsenal of weaponry

 but the task will be even more dangerous than before...



 GAMEPLAY : Fly around, shoot everything that moves (and everything that

 doesn't...) The pirate craft drop their cargos when they are destroyed;

 you can pick these up and make use of them. You will need to use a

 variety of weapons to defeat the pirates in the limited amount of time

 you have (the coloured graph at the bottom right indicates time 

 remaining). There are seven different types of weapon, selected by

 pressing keys 1-7 and activated by holding down fire:



 1) Bombs	 - destroy large weapon emplacements.

 2) Time bombs   - explode a few seconds after release.

 3) Shield	 - temporarily renders your ship invincible.

 4) Bounce bombs - bounce around the screen exploding on impact.

 5) Seeker	 - homes in on the target

 6) Smart	 - destroys all emplacements on the screen.

 7) Tracer	 - follows edge of screens destroying all emplacements

		  in its path.



 COMMENTS : "Not as stunning second time round, but still maintains the

 original's playability".

 RATING : 88% (CRASH #57, October 1988)



 NOW : A very tough but still enjoyable shoot-em-up.

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 KEYS : Redefinable

