PANIC - SPECTRUM 48K [title is SPACE PANIC on loading screen]



"It must be a nightmare" he screamed as he ran around the maze of floors,

desperately climbing ladders to different levels in a vain attempt to

evade the ever-present monsters. He had only his neutron hammer to dig holes

for the vile creatures to fall into - but even then he had to repeatedly hit

them before they dropped to their deaths. As it that wasn't bad enough the

air supply was also running out!! "It's simply impossible" he wailed as the

monsters advanced on all sides ......



1. LOADING INSTRUCTIONS:

a)  Full loading instructions are given in chapter 20 of the Spectrum manual.

    To load Panic:

b)  Connect the ear socket of your tape player to the ear socket of the

    Spectrum using the lead supplied with your Spectrum.

e)  Make sure the tape is fully rewound.

d)  Type LOAD""

e)  Press Enter

f)  Start your tape player.

g)  When the program has loaded a title page will be displayed with the

    message 'Press A Key'.



2. PLAYING PANIC:

Pressing any key at stage (g) above will display an instruction sheet giving

details ot the points available and the control keys. These are:

LEFT        6              DIG HOLES                     M

DOWN        7              FILL HOLES / KILL

UP          8              MONSTERS                      B

RIGHT       9              QUIT / RESET HI

                           SCORE                         Q



There are three different types of monster: blue, green & purple. The green

ones are worth 100 points and need only drop one level to be killed. The

blue monsters are worth 200 points but must fall 2 levels to be killed.

Similarly, the purple monsters are worth 300 Points but must drop through

three levels to be killed.

You can drop through the holes, but falling more than 1 level will cost you

a life!

The instruction sheet will stay on screen for approximately 20 seconds and then

reset to the title page unless you start the game by pressing "P".

At the bottom of the screen, your oxygen level is displayed. This drops all

the time you are playing, until you lose a life when it is reset. The oxygen

left represents the bonus you get at the end of each game.

To restart the game press "P".

Each fresh sheet will have randomly placed ladders.

Tactics: You cannot dig holes in the bottom level. Don't drop more than one

level or land on a monster. In the later stages, if you do not kill a green

monster before he climbs out of the hole, he will get angry and turn blue!



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Another Fine Product transcribed by: Jim Grimwood (jimg@globalnet.co.uk)

Dead Dog Farm, Hatfield, England

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