THE SPECTRUM GAMES DATABASE

2112

PUBLISHER
Design Design

AUTHOR
Design Design

YEAR
1986

CATEGORY
Arcade adventure

CONTROLS
Keyboard, Kempston, Cursor.  There are various selectable
keyboard layouts.

INSTRUCTIONS
As always happens, a gigantic computer in the year 2112 has gone
haywire and instead of freeing everyone from menial tasks, it has
enslaved everyone using its robots to impose its rule. It's your
job to locate the ten pieces of the Switching Code which will 
deactivate the computer - your only help is a robot dog called
Poddy.

The game uses icons for control, displayed in the bottom right
of the screen. There isn't enough room to show all of them, so
selecting a particular icon changes all those currently shown.
Apart from a Help icon which sends information to the message
window when selected, the icons allow the control of Poddy, the
carrying and use of various items collected during the game, your
current status and game options such as joystick selection.
Double clicking of an icon returns you to direct control of your
character on the screen.

Most of the other characters you encounter tend to be robotic. 
As these are controlled by the computer they will at the very
least try to hinder you and will probably try to injure or kill
you. Damage can however be repaired with the first aid kit.

To control Poddy, he must remain near you, and this tends to slow
you down a bit at first. Also, he must be kept fully powered -
power points around the place allow you to do this but if he is
neglected, his usefulness witll suffer. Likewise, your main
character must also be fed, so it is necessary to look out for
food.

The game begins in the control room where the Switching Codes
have to be placed. To ensure that they are being collected in the
right order, when one is found it should be dropped in this room.
If it appears in the special cells it is correct. If it falls to
the floor it's been returned too soon.

SCORES RECEIVED
Crash: "Good animated adventure." 83% (CRASH #26, March 1986)


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