River RescueYear of release: 1984
Publisher: Thorn Emi Video Ltd Producer/Author(s): Phil Snell Listed on: WorldOfSpectrum Controls: S - 1/2 players J - Kemston H - Sinclair K- Keyboard G - Start game 1. The object of the game is to navigate your way along the river, avoiding the islands and sandbanks and shooting the crocodiles (to score points). When you reach the jetties, pick up lost scientists from the north bank and take them to the south bank. 2. When the jetties appear on the screen (one at the top and one at the bottom) you may dock by sliding the boat alongside. When it touches the jetty, your boat will stop and, at the top jetty, a scientist will run on board. 3. If you dock alongside the bottom jetty, any scientists you may have on board will run ashore and you will score a bonus for each one. The more you have aboard, the higher the score for each one. You may carry up to nine at a time. 4. To continue upstream after docking, press the fire button on the joystick or press zero on the keyboard. 5. If you dock and let six or more scientits off in one go, you will see a pair of bonus piers in the river ahead of you. If you can navigate your boat between them - without crashing - you will recieve an extra boat. If you then survive long enough to pick up another scientist, you will recieve a bonus. 6. If you dock and let off nine passengers, you will score an extra bonus. 7. If your boat is destroyed all passengers aboard will be lost and you must begin picking them up again (if you have any boats left). 8. Occasionally two planes, manned by your desperate rivals, will fly above you and drop mines into the river ahead of you. You must shoot these mines to avoid being blown up. 9. You will obtain higher scores if you move the boat into the right-hand section of the screen - it will glow more brightly when in the bonus area. However, as the game progresses, you may find yourself unable to return to the left side of the screen. |
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