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ACTION PAK BRAINBLASTER
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Beware, arcade fans! ACTION PAK BRAINBLASTER will blow you away!
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Well, not really. But Spotlight Software's "two games for the price
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of one" is a hit, and one of the best values we've seen in a quite a
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long time.
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It seems that the 8- and 16-bit dedicated video game machines are
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all the rage these days, but extremely well-done products like the
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two included in the ACTION PAK are proof that the home computer may
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still provide the finest platform for serious arcade gaming.
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ACTION PAK includes the game XENON 2, which looks, plays, sounds,
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and feels a lot like the arcade classic BLOOD MONEY. But XENON 2,
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which will support up to two players, is much easier to play, with a
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resume feature that allows you to pick up where you left off just
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before being blown to smithereens.
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Remember that breathtaking opening sequence in BLOOD MONEY where
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the computer asks again and again, "Where is the money?" XENON 2 has
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an opening that is nearly as stunning, with the computer crying out
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in full stereo, "Hey, turn it up, turn it up. Play money! Play
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money!"
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There is more to the game than a hot soundtrack. You are a Galaxian
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Megablaster pilot, going to war for the first time in 1000 years
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with the evil Xenites. Your mission is to use your craft to blast
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through an obscure planet, removing dangerous time bombs the enemy
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has secretly stashed. Along the way, you must battle various
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creatures and life forms, not at all unlike some of the menacing
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villains who appeared in BLOOD MONEY.
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As was the case in BLOOD MONEY, some of the creatures spit out
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money after being zapped, and the cash can later be used at the swap
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shop to buy more powerful weapons or other gadgets.
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The action is fast and furious -- so quick that before long your
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trigger finger may start to frantically signal for a timeout. That's
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okay, because there is a pause feature, and the game is fairly
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forgiving. There are five levels of play, and each level has six
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restart positions. You don't have to start all over after being
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wasted; the game allows you to resume where you left off, as long as
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you haven't been wiped out for the sixth time.
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The graphics, vertically scrolling animation, sound effects, and
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music are all first-rate, and so is the design of the second game
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included in the package, BOMBUZAL. It is a simple but interesting
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one-player game. You find yourself on a mini-map of floating tiles
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littered with bombs and mines. Your job is to explode all the tiles
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without blowing yourself to pieces. Great graphics make this game a
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winner, and it's a nice addition to the ACTION PAK.
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XENON 2 and BOMBUZAL run on A500s, A1000s, and A2000s with 512K of
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RAM. (The manufacturer does not report having tested the games on
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the A3000.) The XENON 2 diskette is copy-protected, so you won't be
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able to make a backup; BOMBUZAL, on the other hand, is not
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copy-protected in any way.
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ACTION PAK is published by Spotlight Software and distributed by
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Electronic Arts.
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*****DOWNLOADED FROM P-80 SYSTEMS (304) 744-2253
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