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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