 PANZADROME Ariolasoft 1985

 CONTROLS : Keyboard, Kempston

 Joystick controls are recommended for this game!
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 AIM : The eponymous Panzadrome is an island inhabited solely by robot
tanks of varying viciousness. You have been given the task of
destroying all the robots on the Panzadrome...

 GAMEPLAY : Each robot tank is remotely controlled from a central
computer, from which it gets its power. Plasma vents are a central
part of the power grid, and they have to be destroyed in order to
knock out both the computer and tanks. The computer is well aware of
this weakness, though, and wherever you find a vent there is also a
strong guardian force as well. Apart from the tanks you also have to
cope with heavily armed fun emplacements which fire on any intruders.

 Due to budget restrictions, you have been given a very sub-standard
tank with a one-shot turret and stone wheels! Fortunately, factory
depots are scattered around the island, each specialising in a
different type of tank component. You can visit these factories and
collect whatever system a factory makes.

 Though the robot part stores are unaware that you are an intruder,
the computer's tanks will recognise you immediately and try to
destroy you. Three weapons systems are available to you, although at
the start you only have the worst - a on-shot turret. The others are
mortars and mines, both of which must be collected from the
appropriate factory.

 A Polycrete (TM) module is almost vital to have. Although you can
avoid the enemy tank fire if you are quick enough, their (and your)
exploding shells leave impassable craters in the ground. This means
that it can be quite easy to get stuck between a pair of impassable
craters. The solution is to use Polycrete (TM) - press P to squirt it
into the crater to fill the hole.

 The Panzadrome itself is a 64-screen island, each screen flicking to
the next when the edge boundary is reached. A scanner helps you
navigate by highlighting the screen you are currently on. A short-
range scanner is also shown, displaying the tanks (which you can see)
and the mines (which you can't). As well as this, the status screen
shows the state of repair of any equipment you may have; if is too
badly damaged you will lose it. You only have one life, and if your
shields run out a direct hit on your tank will destroy it.  Status
bars depict shield level and other counters show the amount of
ammunition.

 COMMENTS : "A very good idea that is let down a bit by the execution."

 RATING: 77% (CRASH #24, January 1986)

 NOW : Quite a nice arcade/strategy game but with horrendous keyboard
controls.
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 KEYS : Rotate left             - CAPS LOCK
	Rotate right            - Z Forwards                - X
	Backwards               - C Fire                    - V Use
	Polycrete (TM)      - P
