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                                  SABOTEUR!

Scenario
You  are  a highly  skilled  mercenary trained  in  the martial  arts.  You are
employed to  infiltrate a  central security  building which  is disguised  as a
warehouse. You  must steal  a disk  that contains  the names  of all  the recel
leaders before its information is  send to the outlying security  stations. You
are working against the clock, both in getting to the disk, and in making  your
escape. You must  enter the building  from the sea  by rubber dinghy,  and will
then only be able to leave by the helicopter on the roof. You will have to find
your way around the warehouse, making  use of the guards' own weapons  supplies
in your struggle through overwhelming odds.
  May be played on the keyboard (recommended) or with a joystick.
 
LOADING INSTRUCTIONS
Commodore 64/128
Cassette - Press SHIFT and RUN STOP

Spectrum
48K Cassette - LOAD ""
128K Cassette - LOAD "" in 48K mode

Amstrad/Schneider
Cassette - Press CTRL + ENTER

© Elite Systems Ltd. - 1988
All rights  reserved worldwide  Unauthorised copying,  lending, broadcasting or
resale  without  the express  written  permission from  Elite  Systems Ltd.  is
strictly prohibited.

Guarantee
This software  product has  been carefully  developed and  manufactured to  the
highest quality standards. Please  read carefully the instructions  for loading
which  are  included.  If for  any reason  you have  difficulty in  running the
program, and believe that the tape  is defective, please return it directly  to
the following address:

   Customer Services Dept., Elite Systems Ltd., Eastern Avenue,
   Lichfield, WS13 6RX, England Telex  336130 ELITE G

Our Quality Control  Department will test  the product and  supply an immediate
replacement  at  no  extra cost.  Please note  that this  does not  affect your
statutory rights.

Commodore 64/128 Instructions
STANDARD CONTROLS
WI     Joystick UP      CLIMB UP if on ladder, or KICK if still
ZXH    Joystick DOWN    CLIMB DOWN if on ladder, or DUCK if still
DI     Joystick RIGHT   MOVE RIGHT
AJ     Joystick LEFT    MOVE LEFT
SK     Joystick FIRE    THROW/USE/TAKE object, or PUNCH if none.

NB: If you  press the UP  control at the  same time as  the MOVE RIGHT  or LEFT
control you will perform a SIDEWAYS JUMP.
NB: If you wish to aim an object you should press either the UP or DOWN control
at the same time as the THROW control
NB: If you  press the THROW  USE TAKE control  when there is  an object in your
NEAR DISPLAY, then the NEAR object will become HELD.
NB: The UP control also starts the helicopter
NB: Skill level 1 is easiest
The RED BAR below  the PAY DISPLAY shows  your energy level. This  will go down
when you get shot, when you fight, when you fall, or get bitten, but it will go
up if you stand still. If you run out of energy you die.
SKILL LEVELS
  These  control  the position  of the  time-bomb which  you will have to carry
further on higher skill levels (NB: so long as you stay at the same skill level
you will always find the bomb in the same place).

Spectrum and Amstrad Instructions
STANDARD CONTROLS
A      Joystick UP      CLIMB UP if on ladder, or KICK if still
Z      Joystick DOWN    CLIMB DOWN if on ladder, or DUCK if still
M      Joystick RIGHT   MOVE RIGHT
N      Joystick LEFT    MOVE LEFT
SPACE  Joystick FIRE    THROW/USE/TAKE object, or PUNCH if none.

NB: If you  press the UP  control at the  same time as  the MOVE RIGHT  or LEFT
control you will perform a SIDEWAYS  JUMP The distance you jump will  depend on
whether you  were running  or standing  when you  pressed the  UP control.  You
CANNOT kick or jump in rooms with a low ceiling.
NB: The THROW control used on  its own will throw objects horizontally.  If you
wish to aim  an object you  should press either  the UP or  DOWN control at the
same time as the THROW control. This  will direct the object up or down  (at an
angle of 22 degrees).
NB: If you  press the THROW  USE control when  there is an  object in your NEAR
DISPLAY, then the NEAR object will become HELD (and if you had a HELD object at
the time it gets swapped to become the new NEAR object). This swapping  process
will continue until you move away from the NEAR object. NB: The UP control also
starts the helicopter.

QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS
  Enter  warehouse.  Avoid  dogs,  guards,  and  ceiling-mounted  antipersonnel
weapons which are guided by video cameras. Cross to other side of the warehouse
You may have to use some computer terminals to unlock doors (not at skill level
1 though).  Go down  sewers. On  your journey  you should  try to find a hidden
time-bomb and carry it to the underground computer centre. Use two  mini-trains
which connect sewers to computer centre Take (or swap limb-bomb with) the disk,
then escape by helicopter which is on the roof of the warehouse (you'll have to
climb the stanchions and jump across the  gantries on the top floor - don't  be
frightened of jumping off a screen)

SCREEN DISPLAYS
  The HELD DISPLAY shows the  object that you are carrying and ready  to throw.
Certain objects {ie the disk and the bomb) cannot be thrown (though any  object
can be put down and then HELD again later). If you press the THROW USE  control
when this display  is empty (or  contains the disk  or the bomb)  you will only
throw a PUNCH.
  The NEAR  DISPLAY shows nearby objects  that you can pick  up or use. If  you
press the THROW USE control when an object is shown in the NEAR DISPLAY it gets
swapped with  your HELD  DISPLAY. The  only exception  to this  is the computer
terminals, which you may USE to  lock unlock doors while a terminal  appears in
your NEAR DISPLAY. Note that only  a few terminals actually control doors,  and
the rest have other  functions which will not  affect you. If you  have changed
the lock status of a  door when you USE a  terminal the NEAR DISPLAY will  show
the terminal change colour  (ie if you leave  a terminal when it  is purple you
have changed a lock). Note that you  CANNOT throw or use your HELD object  when
there is an object in your NEAR DISPLAY. To fuse the time-bomb you must swap it
for the disk (in the disk's original location).
  At the start of the game your TIME DISPLAY will show how long you have to get
to  the  disk  (before its  information gets  down-loaded to  all the  outlying
security stations, and your mission gets  aborted). If you manage to place  the
time-bomb in the disk's original location  the TIME DISPLAY will then show  how
long you have to get to the  helicopter to make your escape. You don't  have to
get  the  disk  or set  the time-bomb  before you  escape, but  you'll be  well
rewarded if you do
  The  PAY DISPLAY shows  your earnings in  US dollars. You  don't get paid for
hurting the dogs, and  you don't get much  for killing guards. You  do get some
big bonuses for escaping with the disk after setting the time-bomb.
  The RED BAR below the PAY DISPLAY shows your energy level. This will go  down
when you get shot, when you fight, when you fall, or get bitten; but it will go
up if you stand still If you run out of energy you die.

FIGHTING
  DOGS will snap at your heels and cause your energy to run down. You may  jump
over them, or if you are mean and nasty you can kill them by throwing a  weapon
(in which case you will have to aim it with the DOWN control).
  GUARDS may  sometimes be standing still  and looking the wrong  way, in which
case if you move very very slowly you may be able to creep up on them (or  just
exit the room) without  them noticing you. All  GUARDS have throwing knives,  a
gun (loaded  with rubber  bullets, as  they prefer  to capture intruders rather
than  kill  them  outright), and  may resort  to unarmed  combat (punching  and
kicking) though they won't have your  Ninja skills and therefore won't be  able
to kill with a single blow like you, a guard throws a knife at you or shoots at
you, you can DUCK down out of  the way, though eventually you will either  have
to kill him or run away. Note that you can't kick a guard in a room with a  low
ceiling.
  The WEAPONS that you can throw include knives, shurikens (pointed stars  that
you throw), grenades, bricks,  rocks, and pieces of  pipe. You can throw  these
when they are  in your HELD  DISPLAY, and aim  your shot by  pressing the UP or
DOWN control at the  same time as the  THROW control. You can  KICK iy pressing
the KICK control when  you are standing still,  or PUNCH by pressing  the THROW
control when your HELD DISPLAY is empty.

SKILL LEVELS
  These  affect the length  of time in  between shots from  the guards and  the
anti-personnel weapons (ie your response time). They also affect the guard dogs
which  become  more vicious  at  higher skill  levels.  They also  control  the
position of the time-bomb which you will have to carry further on higher skills
levels (NB: so long as you stay at at the same skill level you will always find
the bomb in the same place)

SCORE
Dog killed                            0 (so why do It?)
Guard killed by weapon              100
Guard killed by punch or kick       500 (real Ninja stuff!)
Get disk in time limit             5000
Swap time-bomb with disk           5000
Escape (by helicopter)             1000 (and fight another day)
Escape with disk (bonus)           5000
Escape with disk and bomb set     10000
 


POKE


  POKE 56325,255 : SYS 30735
 


Povezave:
Commodore Plus/4 verzija

Dodatno:
Originalna disketna verzija (NIB)
Razdrta verzija igre s trainerjem (T64)

Opisi:
ZZap 64, #16, August 1986, ZZap Test, Overall 75% 


SABOTEUR
Durell, 8.95 pounds cass, joystick only

  Being an ace toughie  Saboteur certainly  has its  ups and  downs. One minute
you're bashing  your way  through the  Iranian embassy,  the next minute you're
being asked to  rescue a computer  disk which is  being held captive  in a high
security  fortress, cleverly  disguised as  a warehouse.  Now work  has been  a
little  slack  lately, so  you  think you'd  better  go and  get  the disk;  it
shouldn't be that difficult to retrieve and you could do with the money --  its
little Johnny's birthday soon and he does want that Action Man with the kung-fu
grip. 
  The mission brief  tells you that the disk  holds the names of rebel  leaders
and it's imperative that  it should be found.  You're also told that  there's a
bomb in the fortress which has to be primed and left ticking -- and all this to
be accomplished  before the  disk information  is sent  out to various outlying
terminals! The  big catch  is that  the fortress  is heavily  guarded by  armed
patrols and watchdogs,  as well as  an automatic defence  system which monitors
your position and lobs bullets at you. 
  Your mission  starts with you just  climbing out of your  silent rubber dingy
onto a pier leading to the warehouse entrances. Dressed in your cool black  SAS
gear, hobnail boots and with your  face bootblacked, you have to penetrate  the
fortress and achieve your goal. 
  Initially  you are weaponless,  so any weapons  have to be  picked up on your
travels (they can only  be used once, though).  You're no mug when  it comes to
this saboteuring business  and you have  a degree in  hand to hand  combat with
honours in the  killer punch and  drop kick --  useful for disposing  of guards
when you don't have a weapon at hand. 
  The  fortress covers many  screens which flick  as you move  from location to
location. Saboteur can  move anywhere on  the screen as  long as the  ground or
ladders  allow him.  The security  complex is  split into  three sections:  the
warehouse front, the sewers and the computer complex. A helicopter can be found
in the warehouse and this is to be  used as an escape vehicle; there is no  way
out otherwise. The sewers and the computer complex are linked by a tram system,
a  compulsory  journey  since the  disk and  bomb are  located in  the computer
complex. 
  While you're battling away through the fortress your progress is charted  via
two screens. The main one  shows you and the room  you're in and the other,  at
the bottom of the  screen, shows your energy,  objects carried and score.  When
the game starts the energy bar is filled to the brim, but as you get bashed  by
the various adversaries, bitten  by dogs, lasered or  shot, it depletes. If  it
reaches zero you're dead, but don't  despair, being a super toughie means  that
your energy tops itself up if you remain unscathed for a while. 
  The game is played for money, not points, therefore the more guards you  kill
the more money wings  its way towards your  Swiss bank account. If  you want to
play for b-i-i-g money then you should aim to escape the fortress with the disk
and the bomb primed -- a big financial gain awaits a Saboteur who can do  that.
There are nine levels  of difficulty with the  fortress becoming more and  more
heavily guarded as you tackle a higher level.

P.S.
  As conversions go this is a bad one. It's just been plonked onto the 64,  and
Durell haven't taken any advantage of  the extra facilities the machine has  to
offer. However, the game is still the same, and as with all the other  versions
it's a very good game indeed. Though a little simple to solve, the extra levels
should provide enjoyment for quite some time. I suppose it could get dull after
a while and I'm  a little dubious as  to its value for  money, but all in  all,
definitely worth looking at.

G.P.	 	 	
  Saboteur is great and more  than makes up for the boring Critical  Mass. It's
playable and fun, but I feel that  more could have been done with the  graphics
and sound, especially the spot  effects. Nevertheless, Saboteur is a  very good
game, in fact Durell's best to date.

J.R.
  This isn't brilliant, but by no  means awful. The game is quite good fun  and
trying to complete the task becomes  quite time consuming but once you've  done
it, it tends  to pall. The  graphics are wobbly  and the sound  made us laugh -
- Sab clanks around the place like he's wearing cast iron boots and the tune on
the title screen is thoroughly awful. If you're interested take a look.

Presentation 83%
Nine levels of play, high score table and good instructions.
Graphics 65%
Big, but not brilliantly animated characters and unimaginative backdrops.
Sound 37%
Really bad title screen ditty and only a few in-game sounds.
Hookability 80%
Great fun to play at first . . .
Lastability 70%
... but rather limited in the long run.
Value For Money 71%
A reasonable price for an above average game.
Overall 75%
Durell's best yet on the  64, but a shame they  didn't make the fullest use  of
the machine's capabilities.


ZZap 64, #42, Oktober 1988, Budget Test, Maff Evans, Overall 68%
Australian Commodore Review, Vol.3, #6, June 1986, Hot Stuff, Overall 89

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