 NOMAD 

 Ocean 1986



 CONTROLS : Keyboard, Kempston, Cursor

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 AIM : Talos, a giant artificial asteroid, travels through space leaving

 havoc in its wake. At its helm is the evil mega-criminal Cyrus T. Gross,

 who (as usual) wants to be Overlord of the Galaxy. The few remaining

 free planets turn in desperation to the mercenary Nemesis Organisation

 and hire a Nemesis Organisation Mobile Attack Droid (NOMAD) to try to

 penetrate Talos' defences and destroy Gross...



 GAMEPLAY : The game is played from a side-on plan view in the maze of

 tunnels under Talos' surface; four levels full of heavy defences have

 to be negotiated before NOMAD reaches Gross. NOMAD has twin cannon to

 use against Talos' defences. It has a control system rather like that

 of the ship in ASTEROIDS - you need to rotate to the right direction

 and then apply thrust to move. However, NOMAD has a good deal of

 inertia, so caution is needed!

 

  Gross has well fortified his asteroid with numerous guns and missile

 batteries. Other dangers include magnetic walls which attempt to trap

 NOMAD, and kamikaze robotic guards. Gateways activated by switches

 mounted in the walls of the complex connect the sections of the

 asteroid. Brushing against the switches generally opens doors, but the

 maintenance droids are less than efficient and some switches don't

 open the right doors!



 COMMENTS : "A neat game".

 RATING : 79% (CRASH #26, March 1986)



 NOW : A simple enough game, a little reminiscent of SABRE WULF.

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 KEYS : Forward thrust		-  R, U

	Backward thrust		-  D, J

	Rotate left		-  Z, M

	Rotate right		-  X, Sym/Shift

	Fire			-  5, 7

