Marauder by Hewson
Synopsis:
As Captain CT Cobra you must retrieve the priceless Ozymandius jewles from the planet Mergatron. Armed only with the Marauder Battlecar you must out maneouvre the airborne drones, bouncing bombs, electro hoverers, seeker missiles, atomic disrupters and the dreaded Molotov cocktails. Prepare to do battle!
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LOADING INSTRUCTIONS
AMSTRAD CPC Cassette.
Press CTRL and SMALL ENTER keys simultaneously.
Press PLAY on the cassette recorder.
SCENARIO
In aeons past a cruel and despotic civilisation stole the Jewels of Ozymandius and buried them deep beneath the multiple defences on the planet Mergatron where they have remained pulsating strangely to the present day.
Now with the crude civilisation long decayed and cracked the creaking auto-defences of Mergatron swept low with the sands of time wind thunderously into action at any hint of intrusion. And you, Captain C.T Cobra with your lone Marauder Battlecar are determined to retrieve the Jewels from eternity's remorseless grip.
Airborne drones scream low overhead, their bouncing bombs pitching and blasting.
The desert sand kicks in your face as your Marauder skids squat and ugly, its massive laser cannon crash-firing the defences to oblivion. Spinning eyepods close you down and electro-hoverers spit fire as seeker missiles shudder over the horizon.. Wheels spin and screech as your Battlecar heaves to confront the pursuers.
With energy levels dropping you scan desperately beyond the aliens. You spot a distant weapon beacon. Can you battle to the beacon to recharge your besieged craft?
CONTROLS
Amstrad: Use either keys or joystick.
Title page: Select music or sound FX - F1
During Game:
Joystick |
Keys |
Action |
Left | 0 | Move left |
Right | P | Move right |
Up | Q | Move up |
Down | A | Move down |
Fire | M | Fire laser cannon |
Space | Space | Activate smart bomb |
To pause : ENTER
To quit game : O
GAMEPLAY
Manoeuvre your Battlecar through each zone destroying as many of the defence systems as you can while avoiding the flak from the Atomic disruptors and Molotov cocktails and dodging deadly winder missiles and other destructive devices. You start the game with 3 smart bombs which are activated by pressing the space bar.
Along the way you will come across the glowing defence beacons which when shot will either help or hinder your progress depending on the colour they are when hit. The colours are:
RED: Extra smart bomb - destroys all ships on the screen
YELLOW: Shields - your ship is invincible for 10 seconds
CYAN: Win a life
BLUE: Control reversal
PURPLE: Lose a life
GREEN:Laser jammed - you are defenceless for 10 seconds
At the end of each level the defences throw every¬thing they've got at you. If you survive you are transported to the next zone.
© 1988 HEWSON CONSULTANTS Ltd. All rights reserved.
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At address 030E poke F0 for 250 lives. - submitted by Malc (CPC Zone Staff)
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britnostalgic says
"Good music, but the game was a bit like its packaging, left me a touch cold. Good graphics though."
cpc4eva says
"Another original and unique game from hewson not their best published game but its different from the others and is not a bad game to play... Graphically nice and some cool music too."
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Gryzor says
"A really cute shoot-em-up which resembles Xenon (tho you can't switch between jeep/heli). Nice scrolling, cute graphics and great tunes, though it gets quite hard at times. Can't shake the feeling that it's a low-profile title, though."