THE SPECTRUM GAMES DATABASE

ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE ROBOT MONSTERS

PUBLISHER
Domark

AUTHOR

YEAR
1990

CATEGORY
Arcade

DESCRIPTION
EFTPOTRM is an isometric arcade game.


THE GAME

Escape is a two player simultaneous rescue mission in which you 
as Jake or Duke must rescue Professor Sarah Bellum and free the 
enslaved hostages before they are turned into Robo-Zombies! Find 
and break into the food and bomb lockers to get special weapons 
to help you destroy the evil Reptilons.


GETTING STARTED

The object of the game is to progress through the factories of 
Planet X rescuing the hostages and destroying the Reptilons that 
guard them. 

To activate the escalators, find the power switch and switch it 
on. This will allow you to reach the 'Port-O-Matic' and exit 
the level. 

Around the complex of factories you will find lockers that contain 
food, extra energy, more bombs or sometimes special weapons that 
will increase your chances of survival. 

When destroyed, some of the Reptilons will leave behind green 
crystals that enhance your 'ray power'. The more crystals you 
collect the more devastating your weapon will become. 

To rescue the hostages simply run into them and they will be 
beamed aboard your rescue ship which is orbiting Planet X. Some 
of the hostages, however, have been imprisoned in glass cases. To 
unlock the glass cases you must find the computer console that 
controls them and destroy it with your ray gun. 

Every three levels you will encounter an Evil Reptilon which can 
only be destroyed by continuous shooting and bombing. Watch out, 
each Reptilon has its own form of defence. 

On 16-bit versions only, you will have to traverse a Canal Zone 
after every fourth factory level. In this stage Jake and Duke hop 
into their Cyber Sleds and have thirty seconds to find their way 
through the maze to the next factory. Should you make it to the 
end of the Canal in time you can choose the next sector to play 
by selecting one of three doors. You are also awarded an extra 
bar of life. Should you fail you will not get an extra bar and 
the computer will select your next sector.

At the end of each factory you will be shown a bonus screen where 
you are rewarded for each freed hostage on that level. If you have 
rescued a full shuttle load of hostages you are awarded an extra 
bar of energy.


HINTS AND TIPS

Save bombs for use on the Evil Reptilon.

Learn the layout of the factories for faster progress.

Use your fire power wisely. Remember, each shot lowers your ray
power slightly so more powerful weapons can be lost.

Try to rescue all the hostages for a larger life bonus at the end 
of each level.

Don't hang around in the Canal Zone, the time limit is very tight! 

Remember two players means twice the firepower!


LOADING INSTRUCTIONS - DISK

Amiga and Atari ST: Insert Disk and switch on machine 

IBM PC: Boot with MS-DOS, at A> prompt insert game disk and 
        type ESCAPE

Commodore 64 Disk: Type LOAD "*",8,1 

Amstrad CPC Disk: Type |CPM (| is obtained by pressing Shift 
                  and '@' key)

Spectrum +3 Disk: Use LOADER Option 


LOADING INSTRUCTIONS - CASSETTE

C64 Cassette: Hold down the SHIFT key and press RUN/STOP 

Amstrad Cassette: Hold down the CTRL key and press ENTER. If you 
                  have a disk drive attached type | TAPE first 
                  (| is obtained by pressing Shift and '@' key).

Spectrum 48K: Type LOAD "" and press ENTER 

Spectrum 128K: Use LOADER Option


CONTROLS

Atari ST & Amiga 	Player 1 - Joystick in port 1 or Keyboard 
			Player 2 - Joystick in port 2 or keyboard 

Commodore64 		Player 1 - Joystick in port 2 or Keyboard
			Player 2 - Joystick in port 1

Spectrum		Use Sinclair Joystick 1 or 2, or Keyboard

Amstrad			Use Joystick or Keyboard

JOYSTICK

Amiga, Atari ST & 	Push Left - Moves player left 
Commodore 64 		Push Right - Moves player right 
			Pull Down - Moves player down 
			Push Up - Moves Player Up 
			Fire - Fire

Spectrum & Amstrad 	Push left - Player turns left 
			Push Right - Player turns right 
			Push Up - Player moves forward 
			Pull Down - Bomb 
			Fire - Fire

Additional Keys:

Amiga			Left Alt - Player 1 bombs
			Right Alt - Player 2 bombs 

Atari ST		Left Shift - Player 1 bombs
			Right Shift - Player 2 bombs 

Commodore 64 		Commodore key - Player 1 bombs 
			Cursor left/right - Player 2 bombs

KEYBOARD

Amiga			

Player 1		Player 2
Z - Moveleft		[ - Move left
X - Move Right		] - Move Right
1 - Move Up		0 - Move Up
Q - Move Down		P - Move Down			
Left Alt - Bomb		Right Alt - Bomb
LeftAmiga - Fire	RightAmiga - Fire

Other Keys		
F1 - Music On/Off 
H - Pause On/Off 
Q&U - Quit game

Atari ST		Commodore

Z - Moveleft		Z - Moveleft
X - MoveRight		X - MoveRight
P - Move Up		L - Move Up
L - MoveDown		,(Comma) - Move Down
Left shift - Bomb	Commodore key - Bomb
Space - Fire		Space - Fire

Other Keys
F1 - Music On/Off	F1 - Music On/Off
H - Pause		RUN/STOP - Pause (Fire to restart)
Q&U - Quit Game		Q - Quit Game (When paused) 
			F3 - Sound effects on

Spectrum & Amstrad

Player 1		Player 2

Z — Turn left		N - Turn left
X - Turn Right		M - Turn Right
Q - Move forward	O - Move forward
S - Bomb		P - Bomb
A - Fire		K - Fire