THE SPECTRUM GAMES DATABASE



CERIUS



PUBLISHER

Atlantis



AUTHORS

David Shaw, Adrian Shaw amd Graham Shaw - The 'Shaw Brothers'



YEAR

1988



DESCRIPTION

Shoot-em-up, an Exolon clone, involving making your way 

across a flip-screen landscape frought with numerous 

hazards.



CONTROLS

O = Left

P = Right

Q = Teleport

M = Fire

A = Bomb

H = Pause



Or use Sinclair Joystick.



INSTRUCTIONS

You basically have to make your way from left to right,

screen by screen, destroying obstacles that get in your way

and the flying nasties. The screens themselves form a simple

maze, and going one way rather than another (decided by what

height platform you are on) may result in an easier or harder

route, or a dead end, and you also have to collect the code

letters, as the game asks you for the 4-letter code at the

end of each level.



HINTS/CHEATS

>From Sinclair User, No.76 (July 88)

"Learn to use the transporters efficently, both to find your

way through the maze and to avoid approaching missiles.

If you get stuck, make a map and find the ARMOUR pod which

allows you to destroy the guardians.



Don't waste smart bombs early on in the level; you should be

able to get to the end without using them, and you may well

need one later"



The exit codes are:

Level 1  -  EXIT

Level 2  -  THRU

Level 3  -  AMEN



>From Crash, Issue 59 (Dec 88)

"When entering a room with a guardian on the same platform,

shoot right away. Also do this on the last screen."





RELATED GAMES

The Shaw Brothers have written plenty of games for Atlantis,

a lot of them very competent and playable. Also, if you like

this one, have a look at Exolon from Hewson, the game that 

Cerius is based upon, and it's other clones (e.g. Yeti from

Starlight).



INLAY CARD TEXT



JOYSTICK OR KEYBOARD



Your avenger battle tank is armed and waiting, but will the

shields, smart bombs and antiphib blasters be enough to

destroy the evil Rogorf? Will you succeed in cracking the

access codes to penetrate his domain? Will you find the extra

ammunition and armour needed to complete your task or will

the peace loving people of Cerius to be his slaves forever?





LOADING:

To load, press LOAD"". Press PLAY on your cassette recorder.

The programme will now load automatically. (The programme is

recorded on both sides of the tape. In case of difficulty,

turn the tape over, rewind to the beginning and load again.)



CONTROLS:

O = Left, P = Right, Q = Teleport, M = Fire,

A = Bomb, H = Pause

OR use Joystick in Port 1.



GAME:

Date: Monday 9th January AD 5066.

Location: The Planet Cerius. Many light years from Earth.

Mission: The destruction of Rogorf and his Phibiatron guards.



When the programme is loaded, press N to scan through your

computerised background briefing. When you have read and

understood the details of your mission, press S to enter your

Avenger V4 battle tank. You are now on your own. Anything

less than the total destruction of Rogorf will mean that you

have failed and your people will remain slaves forever.



                                                             

Good Luck





This programme and artwork are the copyright of Atlantis

Software Limited. Copying, hiring, lending or public

performace is prohibited.



If you have written a good programme and would like to

discuss marketing, please write to:



Atlantis Software Limited

28 Station Road, London, SE25 5AG





SCORES

Sinclair User, July 88, 81%

Your Sinclair, August 88, 7/10

Crash, Jun 88, 70% - "A smart Exolon clone at a cheap price."



URL

ftp://ftp.nvg.unit.no/pub/sinclair/snaps/games/by-letter/c/

cerius.zip



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