JUNE 5, 2084
WILLELECTRINC
D382+
CLASSIFICATION : TOP SECRET
MISSION : OPERATION ROBOTRON
BACKGROUND : IT HAS ALL COME DOWN TO THIS. THE LAST CHANCE FOR CIVILIZATION AS WE KNOW IT. THE LAST GASP OF HUMANITY.
WE HAVE GONE TOO FAR. THERE IS NO WAY BACK.
OUR TECHNOLOGICAL SOPHISTICATION AND QUEST FOR A BETTER WORLD HAVE LED US TO PERFECT THE ULTIMATE ROBOT. A SPECIES OF ROBOT THAT CAN THINK AND ACT FOR ITSELF. A SPECIES THAT NO LONGER NEEDS ITS CREATOR.
CURRENT STATUS : THE ROBOTS HAVE ORGANIZED AND REVOLTED. THEY HAVE TURNED AGAINST THEIR MASTERS, THEIR MAKERS, AND THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE IS THREATENED. THEIR MISSION IS SIMPLE: TO RE-PROGRAM THE REMAINING FEW HUNDRED HUMANS INTO THEIR OWN IMAGE OR, FAILING THIS, TO WIPE ANY TRACE OF HUMANITY FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
YOU ALONE, THROUGH A MALFUNCTION IN GENETIC ENGINEERING, CANNOT BE RE-PROGRAMMED INTO ONE OF THEM. YOU ALONE HAVE THE UNIQUE POWERS OF THE OPTIC SHIELD TO PREVENT THE FINAL DESTRUCTION OF MANKIND.
MISSION : IT HAS ALL COME DOWN TO THIS. TO THE ULTIMATE CONFLICT BETWEEN MAN AND MACHINE. YOU ARE THE ONLY HOPE FOR SALVATION. THE ONLY HOPE FOR RESCUING THE HUMANS FROM THE CLUTCHES OF THESE MECHANICAL MONSTERS. DESTINY IS IN YOUR HANDS.
TECHNICAL DATA FOLLOWS : We wish we could do more to aid you in your rescue mission. We have retrieved and compiled all photographs and data from our master information banks that may help you achieve success.
Your only weapon is an Anti-Robot Laser Gun. Used effectively, it will give you the power to destroy all the Robot species except the Hulk. The control on the left of the panel will give you maneuverability in 8 directions. To evade. To attack. To rescue. The right control will empower you to fire your Laser Gun in 8 directions.
Each Robot attack wave will end when you disintegrate all the Robots in the wave except, of course, the indestructible Hulk.
At the start of the attack, you will have 3 chances to wipe out the enemy. Every 25,000 points you earn will grant you another chance to complete your mission.
Commit this data to memory. It is the difference between annihilation and survival of the human race.
MAN WOMAN CHILD : These are the only 3 types of human clones left on Earth. Defenseless and easy prey to the Robots, they are totally dependent upon you for their survival and will wander aimlessly until you make contact with them. Touching them will place them under your protective powers and earn you the following points: 1,000 for rescuing the 1st human; 2,000 for the 2nd: 3,000 for the 3rd; 4,000 for the 4th; 5,000 for the 5th; and 5,000 for every additional human saved. At the beginning of each new wave and when you lose a turn, rescue scoring will again begin at 1,000.
TANK : Its goal is to kill you by firing rebounding Shells. Annihilate the Tank for 300 points; the Shell for 50 points.
BRAIN : Red alert! The Brain is the most clever and dangerous of the Robot species. Its 2-pronged attack will be launched every 5th wave. If it collides with you, it will electrocute you where you stand. It also possesses the devastating power to tire Cruise Missiles which will mercilessly seek you out. Destroy or be destroyed. Kill the Brain for 500 points; demolish the Cruise Missile for 75 points.
The victims of the 2nd prong of the Brain's attack are the defenseless humans. If captured, a human will be irreversibly transformed, literally re-programmed by the Brain's incredible mind powers, into a Prog. Into a Robot that will viciously turn against its own protector, against you! Annihilate the Progs for 100 points or meet a violent death at their hands.
SPHEROID : This pulsating sphere may at first look harmless, but it is the mothership which spawns deadly Enforcer Embryos. You must try to explode the Spheroid before it ejects the Embryos to earn 1,000 points.
ENFORCER : The Embryos grow into evil Enforcers. Kill them for 200 points. Let them live and they will lessen your chance for survival by launching Enforcer Sparks. Destroy the Sparks for 25 points.
HULK : In all attack waves except every 5th, the Hulk will stalk his prey. He alone of the Robot species cannot be killed. Your Laser Gun can only slow him down or divert him from his objective of crushing all life from the humans and from yourself. You must avoid this Robot at all costs or your mission will be lost at the outset.
GRUNT : The least sophisticated species of Robot is the Grunt. He has no weapon and possesses only minimal intelligence. This does not mean he is to be dealt with lightly. He will single-mindedly pursue you to capture and destroy you. Kill him and score 100 points.
ELECTRODES The pulsating, immobile Electrodes will attempt to block your path. Collide with them and meet instant death. Fortunately, the Grunts will also be annihilated by this means. You must avoid the Electrodes or obliterate them with your Laser Gun. In each new attack wave they will assume a different shape, but remain just as deadly if contact is made.
Game description from www.arcade-history.com
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