 THE FINAL MATRIX 

 Gremlin 1987



 CONTROLS : Keyboard, Kempston

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 AIM : Nimrod the Biopton has been called upon to rescue his fellow

Bioptons from the clutches of the evil Cratons. The Bioptons have

been imprisoned in the Cratons' deadly Matrix network of space prisons.

It's up to you to penetrate each Matrix and rescue the prisoners!

 

 GAMEPLAY : You must first locate the prison planets using your

Pentavision device. This shows a map of stars in the Craton galaxy

and also the Matrix positions. As you steer the ship through the

stars, you should manoeuvre a Matrix into the red area in the middle

of the Pentavision screen in order to land upon that Matrix. When a

Matrix has been targetted, press FIRE to land.



 Each Matrix is named and has a defensive power according to how

many times Nimrod visits that particular Matrix - security increases

after each attempt. The ship's consolle also tells Nimrod how many

hostages have been rescued and how much time is left. You have 99

Aeons - about 1 minute - before the captives are executed.



 Although Nimrod is armed with a simple weapon, greater firepower

will be needed. This can be found around the Matrix, like the

Megabolts which can destroy even heavy obstructions. Nimrod can

also find add-ons such as the Thrustpak, allowing Nimrod to fly.

This is controlled via the weapons fire button, but it only has a

limited fuel supply.



 After (if?) Nimrod rescues a prisoner, he must return to the landing

site to leave the Matrix. To help him locate his ship, the display

shows which direction it is, relative to Nimrod. To return to the

ship, position Nimrod on the landing site and press FIRE. If the

hostage is nearby, he will come too.



 Fortunately for Nimrod, the Cratons installed a TV monitoring system

which was never actually used. Nimrod can make use of this by

standing on a TV monitor and so gain information about the current

Matrix and its defences. There are several types of defence system 

in the Matrix: guards, mines, energy draining blocks, black ice and 

so on. 



 COMMENTS : "This unusual and addictive game presents a very tough

challenge."

 RATING : 75% (CRASH #41, June 1987)



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 KEYS :	Redefinable

