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ARACHNIA
by
Sean D. Wagle
ARACHNIA is a fast paced arcade-
style game that charges you with the
task of destroying hordes of the
spider-like Arachnians that are bent
on invading and destroying YOUR web.
And after all, a man's web is his
castle, no? So take up your joystick
and have no mercy in exterminating
the 8-legged vermin.
This, however, is much easier said
than done-- when 50 Arachnians have
been destroyed, ARACHNIA increases
the speed at which the invaders move.
Because there are ten levels in
ARACHNIA, (unlike most games of this
type) this game is not likely to
be mastered too quickly.
PLAYING ARACHNIA
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When the game begins, you see your
web with a white base at its center.
This base sends out a continuous
stream of shots automatically.
Direction of the shots is controlled
by moving the base with the joystick
in the direction you want the shots
to go.
You get only three bases in the
course of one game. Bases can be
destroyed by touching an Arachnian or
by moving off of the web.
The invading forces advance toward
the center of the web in two separate
ways. The drifter Arachnians move
left or right across the screen; the
other, more dangerous, type moves
along the spokes of the web. If this
"tracer" type reaches the center of
the web, that spoke is destroyed.
If four adjacent spokes are
destroyed, the game ends. The game
also ends when your three bases are
destroyed.
If things get really hairy, you can
kill all of the the enemies on the
screen at once by pressing the fire
button. The catch is that you can
use this option only once per level,
and you get no points for the enemies
killed.
ARACHNIA awards points for each
invader killed, the value for each
determined by the level you're on.
You also get points for every spoke
that remains intact after every
level. If your web remains
unscathed, you also are awarded a
bonus. Also, if you survive past
level NINE, you receive 10,000
points.
You also get an extra base.
Chances are you'll need it.
To begin, make sure to have your
joystick plugged into Port-2.
Pressing the space bar begins the
game; pressing F1 quits.
FILES REQUIRED:
ARACHNIA
ARACHNIA.BOOT
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