 CAULDRON 

 July 1985



 CONTROLS : Keyboard, Kempston, Cursor

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 AIM : The Golden Broom is the ultimate prize for witches and you

 want to get your hands on it! You have found a spell that should

 allow you to defeat the pumpkins that guard the broom. Unfortunately

 the spell needs six rather obscure ingredients which you will need

 to collect.



 GAMEPLAY: The ingredients can be found behind six coloured doors 

 which need six coloured keys to unlock. Your first task is thus to

 find these keys, which are usually to be seen lying at the foot

 of trees around the land. As you fly around in search of them

 you will be attacked by various enemies - bats, fireballs, pumpkins

 and seagulls, to name a few - which you can shoot. However, each

 shot costs you one magic point, and as each of your eight lives

 (or hags) only has 99 points to start with, you can't afford to be

 wasteful.



  With the correct key you can get through the coloured door and

 into the caverns beyond. Each cavern is, in effect, a platform game

 in which you will have to negotiate the various obstacles in order

 to reach the ingredient you are seeking. Once you've got it, return

 home in order to put it in the cauldron. After collecting the six

 ingredients you will be able to complete the anti-pumpkin spell and

 collect the Golden Broom from behind the green door.

 

 COMMENTS : "A large, engaging and difficult game"

 RATING : 91% (CRASH #18, July 1985)



 NOW : A simple but enjoyable arcade game. Shame about the dodgy

 scrolling though.

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 KEYS : Cursor keys recommended!

