Phantom Club Ocean Language: Angleški Tagline: Klub super junakov. Group: Arkadne Igre Author(s): Duško Dimitrijevič Release Date: 1988 Type: Arcade Adventure Price: 7.95 UK Pounds Loader: Speedlock 3 Origin: Original Format: TZX

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The Phantom Club  is a collection  of super heroes  possessed with strange  and
deadly powers. Unfortunately  the Overlord, Zarg  developed an evil  streak and
managed to influence most of the other members of the club to practice his evil
ways. Your character,  Plutus stands alone  against this evil  band. Formerly a
brotherhood, the faction has now split  and you find yourself alone against  an
evil band of warriors as powerful as yourself.
You start the game as the lowest rank of the Phantom Club which is Zelator  and
your  objective will  be to  rise through  the ranks  to attain  the level  of
Ipsisimus; only then will you have a chance of defeating the Overlord and bring
good back to the Phantom Club.
To achieve all this you must explore over 550 rooms of the headquarters of  the
Phantom Club and complete various tasks that are set.The missions are hazardous
and your powers only enable you to be regenerated four times.
Will the power of good triumph or will evil overcome all? It is up to you.

  LOADING

1. Place the cassette in your recorder ensuring that it is fully rewound.
2. Ensure  that the  MIC socket  is disconnected  and that  the volume and tone
controls are set to the appropriate levels.
3. If the computer  is a Spectrum 48K  or Spectrum + then  load as follows.Type
LOAD""  (ENTER). (Note  there is  no space  between the  two quotes).The  " is
obtained by pressing the SYMBOL SHIFT and P keys simultaneously.
4. Press PLAY  on your recorder  and the game  will load automatically.  If you
have any  problems try  adjusting the  volume and  tone controls and consulting
Chapter 6 of the Spectrum manual,
5. If the computer is a  Spectrum 128K then follow the loading  instructions on
screen or in the accompanying manual.

  CONTROLS

Keyboard or  joysticks can  be used,  the following  Joysticks are  compatible;
Kempston, Sinclair and Cursor.

Bottom row of  keys beginning at  CAPS/SHIFT alternatively rotate  your left or
right i.e. rotate left is CAP/SHIFT XVN, rotate right is ZCBM.
The middle row of keys starting at A will cause you to jump.
The second row of keys starting at Q is go forward.
The top row of keys starting at number 1 is fire.

NOTE. If you require directional control rather than rotational control then it
is advisable to select the cursor option and use the cursor keys to move in the
direction directly.

Press Cap/SHIFT and H to pause the game, SPACE BAR to continue.
Press Cap/SHIFT and A to abort the game.

FIRE - FIRE
SPACE BAR - JUMP

  STATUS and SCORING

Your score is displayed in the bottom left of the screen, in the middle is your
energy and bottom right is the number of lives remaining.

The points are awarded as follows:
Enemies disabled score between 20 and 200 points depending on how dangerous and
how many hits are needed to accomplish this.
Finding and shooting a rotating sphere on a pillar will give you a bonus  score
of 10,000 or 25,000 points
Extra lives are obtained  by finding the relevant  object and touching it.  See
game play for more details.

  GAME PLAY

You are imbued with the power  of 'Brainstorm' which when implemented causes  a
psychic bolt to shoot from your head. This is your weapon.
You begin the game with five lives and full energy. Each time you hit an object
or  shoot your  energy bar  will diminish.  When the  energy bar  has run  down
completely then you will lose a life.
In certain  rooms you  will find  what appears  to be  a movie screen. When you
activate  this by  shooting at  it you  will then  be informed  of a  mission.
However, each individual  mission can only  be given if  you have attained  the
right rank and number of points. That is, there is one mission for each ranking
and if you  have not obtained  the rank that  a particular mission  require you
will be informed that you are  ineligible to pursue this particular task.  When
you find the correct mission for your rank you must have at least 40,000 points
to be given the details of this mission.

NOTE: Each time you  complete a mission your  rank is increased by  one rating,
your score resets to 0 and you will be transported to one of four random  rooms
within the complex. The ratings are as follows:

1. ZELATOR (Beginner)           6. ADEPTUS MAJOR
2. TEORICUS                     7. ADEPTUS EXEMPTUS
3. PRACTICUS                    8. MAGISTER TEMPLI
4. PHILOPHOSUS                  9. MAGUS
5. ADEPTUS MINOR               10. IPSISIMUS (Overlord)
The dangers in each room are many and varied and take the forms as follows:

Various Inanimate  and animate  objects in  the rooms  must be  avoided as  the
slightest contact will cause depletion in your energy.
Super  heroes  will  be  encountered  in  different  forms  -  monks,   buddas,
'transforming beings', 'man-spiders' and many other deadly adversaries who  may
require more than  one shot to  be put out  of commission. Once  disabled these
characters may freeze, rotate  aimlessly, levetate out of  the room or, in  the
case of the 'man-spider' change into scuttling spiders which must be avoided.

[SYMBOL OF  A BIRD]  When this  symbol appears  in the  top left corner of your
screen this  indicates that  a certain  character in  this screen  needs to  be
destroyed before you  are able to  exit. One of  which is the  'Psi-Man' who is
Imbued with phenominal telepathic powers. He causes a psychological barrier  to
be  placed  across the  doorways  of this  room  and can  only  be defeated  by
destroying his astral projection of his spirit (which takes the form of a bird)
when he releases It. When the  bird has been shot you will  effectively disable
the Psi-Mans abilities and he will retreat to the corner of that room  enabling
you to make your escape.

[SYMBOL OF AN  ARROW] When this  symbol appears in  the top left  corner of the
screen then you will hear a bleeping sound. This is a countdown which signifies
that all exits have been blocked. Only when this sound has stopped can you make
your escape from  this room. You  will therefore have  to evade any  enemies in
this room until the barrier has been reached or disable them totally.

Floating Sphere - This  takes the form of  a randomly floating ball  which when
touched for the first time will give you an extra life. The extra life  feature
can only  be awarded  once. Further  contact with  the sphere  will result in a
depletion of energy.

Floating Diamond - As above but instead of extra life, you will be awarded with
extra speed. 
Spinning Sphere  - This  takes the  form of  a rotating ball on  a pillar. This
can be shot once for a large bonus score.
Please note this facility can only be used once per sphere.
The missions that will be set  are highly confidential but word has  leaked out
that they may take the form of locating and shooting a particular character  or
object. A full explanation is given when you have proved your eligibility for a
particular mission and activate the relevant movie screen accordingly.
Because your  overall objective  is so  enormous we  have incorporated  a save 
- load game facility which can be implemented as follows. In certain rooms  you
will find a spinning tube on a  pillar. Shooting this will allow you to  access
the save game feature and you will be offered the option of saving the game  at
this point or continuing play. If the save game feature is required then insert
a blank tape and press record and  play on your tape player, ensuring that  all
the right leads are connected. When you  press the save game key as offered  in
the option the game will be saved  Instantly, i.e. there will be no warning  or
pause. This  option can  be used  as many  times as  you wish  with any  of the
rotating cubes.

HINTS AND TIPS

* Beware of traps in innocently appearing rooms.
* Use your bonus scores very carefully.
* You  are only  allowed a  maximum of  five lives  at any  one time  so do not
attempt to get an extra life if you have not already lost one.
* Mapping is essential – make a note of where you find the missions,
* Practice the accuracy of your jumping.
* The extra speed facility is limited and will eventually run out.

  PHANTOM CLUB

Its program code, graphic representation and artwork are the copyright of Ocean
Software Limited and may not be  reproduced, stored, hired or broadcast in  any
form whatsoever without the written  permission of Ocean Software Limited.  All
rights reserved worldwide.

This software  product has  been carefully  developed and  manufactured to  the
highest quality standards. Please read carefully the instructions for  loading.
IF FOR ANY REASON YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY IN RUNNING THE PROGRAM, AND BELIEVE  THAT
THE PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE, PLEASE RETURN IT DIRECT TO:

MR. YATES, OCEAN SOFTWARE LIMITED, 6 CENTRAL STREET, MANCHESTER M2 5NS.
Our quality control  department will test  the product and  supply an immediate
replacement if we find a fault. If  we cannot find a fault the product  will be
returned  to you  at no  charge. Please  note that  this does  not affect  your
statutory rights.

  CREDITS

Designed and written by The Duke.
Produced by D.C. Ward
(c)1987 Ocean Software Limited.


Opisi

Moj Mikro, Maj 1988, Andrej Bohinc, 8/9

  V  klub  superjunakov  je  posegla  mračna  sila zlobnega  Zarga.  Vsi  tvoji
prijatelji so se  spremenili v  sovražnike. Ker  si sam  ostal drugačen,  te bo
Zarg hitro uničil, če  ne boš  ukrepal proti  njemu. Naloga  bo opravljena,  ko
boš  pridobil  deset činov  superjunakov. Čin,  s katerim  začneš, je  Zelator,
pridobiš pa   lahko še  naslednje: Theoricus,  Practicus, Philosophus,  Adeptus
Minor, Adeptus  Major, Adeptus Exemptus, Magister Templi, Magnus in Ipsissimus.
In kako končati igro?
  Za začetek zberi 40 tisoč točk.Nato poišči sobo z zaslonom. Če si našel pravi
zaslon, ti pokaže, katerega superjunaka moraš poiskati. Ko najdeš zeleno osebo,
se odpravi v sobo s spomeniki superjunakov. Tam se dotakni ali ustreli tistega,
ki ga zahteva računalnik. Naloga je opravljena. Naslednje misije zahtevajo  več
naporov  igranja,  saj  je  igralno   območje  razdeljeno  na  550  sob.   Zelo
priporočljivo je risati zemljevid.
  Točke boš najhitreje pridobival,  če boš  streljal v krogle na palicah. Vsaka
krogla ti prinese  od 10 do  25 tisoč točk.  Gotovo boš tudi  kdaj v težavah  z
energijo. Takrat je  pametno poiskati tresočo  se kroglo ali  diamant in se  ju
pazljivo dotakniti. S tem pridobiš  nekaj energije, pri diamantu pa  tudi večjo
hitrost.
  Tu so seveda številni sovražniki: ROBOTI stalno rinejo  vate in jih ni mogoče
uničiti (razen  tistih, ki  letijo). BUDISTI  se hitro  premikajo in se umirijo
šele po več zadetkih. ZAČARANI  SUPERJUNAKI so zelo različni. Nekateri  stojijo
na  mestih in  se obračajo  okoli svoje  osi, drugi  pa na  vsak  način  hočejo
preprečiti vstop v sobo.  Ko jih ustreliš, okamnijo  in se spremenijo v  pajke.
ČAROVNIKI  so  s  svojo  hitrostjo  in  orožjem  med  najnevarnejšimi. MESOJEDE
RASTLINE te presenetijo, ko planejo nate. STEBRI se dvignejo, ko stopiš nanje.
  Obstajata tudi dve vrsti nevarnih sob. V tistih  s ptičjo glavo so vsi izhodi
zaprti, dokler ne uničiš  sovražnika, ki je tačas  v njih. V sobah  s strelo se
začne odštevanje z  značilnim zvokom, med  katerim moraš biti  stalno v gibanju
ali pa je po tebi. Igro lahko shraniš na trak v sobi s kvadratom na palici.  Ko
ti je vsega dovolj, jo izključiš z A + CAPS SHIFT.
  Phantom Club grafično zelo spominja na Movie. Nič čudnega, saj je oba napisal
naš programer Duško Dimitrijević.


Svet Kompjutera, Marec 1988, Igre, Nikola Bujenović

VRUĆE, VRUĆE...

PHANTOM CLUB

  Ovo je nova igra autora već  legendarne arkadne avanture MOVIE. Unekoliko ova
igra podseća  na nju  svojom izvrsnom  trodimenzionalnom grafikom,  ali je broj
soba udvostručen (preko 550), a i sama igra sadrži vise nivoa (misija).
  Kontrole su već standardne  za ovu  vrstu igara:  CS,X,V ili N je rotacija na
levo, a Z,C,B ili M na desno. Red tastera iznad ovih pomenutih služi za skokove
(vrlo  važna  opcija  koju  treba  uvežbati  jer  ćete  je  u  toku  igre često
koristiti). Gornji red tastera služi za pucanje, a red ispod njega za  kretanje
napred. Ako želite  pauzu pritisnite CS  + H, SPACE  za nastavak, a  CS + A  da
prekinete igru.
  Vaš zadatak je da  klub superheroja  oslobo dite  uticaja zlog Zarga, koji je
učinio  da  se vaši  dojučerašnji  drugovi superheroji,  vlasnici  čudnih moći,
okrenu protiv Plutusa tj vas.
  Igru počinjete  kao  Zelator   (početnik)  Krećući  se  lavirintom  treba  da
onesposobite što više protivnika i otkrijete ekran koji krije vašu misiju. Kada
sakupite 40.000 poena, aktivirajte ekran  pucajući u njega i tako  ćete saznati
misiju. Kada završite  misiju steći ćete  više zvanje. Za  svaku misiju postoji
poseban ekran. Zvanja tj. nivoi su: ZELATOR, THEORICUS, PRACTICUS, PHILOPHOSUS,
ADEPTUS  MINOR,  ADEPTUS  MAJOR,  ADEPTUS  EXEMPTUS,  MAGISTER  TEMPU,   MAGUS,
IPSISIMUS (OVERLORD).
  Opasnosti ne nose samo  zabludeli super  heroji već  i razni  objekti koji se
iznenada  pojavljuju  kada dođete  u  njihovu blizinu  (koristite  skok), pa  i
biljke. Ukoliko  je karakter  u koga  pucate čovek-pauk  on će  se pretvoriti u
pauka. Njega ne  možete ubiti već  ga morate izbegavati.  Ukoliko se u  gornjem
levom uglu pojavi ptičja glava znači da ste ušli u sobu u kojoj boravi PSI-MAN,
koji je  obdaren velikom  telepatskom snagom.  Ne možete  izaći dok  ne ubijete
pticu koja u sebi krije duh vašeg  neprijatelja, tada će se on povući u  ugao i
osloboditi vam  prolaz. Ako  se pojavi  simbol munje  i začuje  karakterističan
zvuk, svi izlazi iz prostorije u  kojoj se nalazite su blokirani i  započelo je
odbrojavanje, Pre kraja  odbrojavanja, koje je  praćeno prestankom zvuka,  nema
vam izlaza već  morate biti stalno  u pokretu i  izbegavati opasnosti koje  vam
prete.
  U početku  imate 5  života  (energetskih jedinica).  Stanje trenutno konščene
jedinice  je prikazano  u donjem  delu ekrana.  Kad  potrošite  energiju jednog
života prelazite na sledeći. Da obnovite život pomaže vam plutajuća sfera  koju
treba dotaći samo jednom da dobijete novu energetsku jedinicu. Ponovni dodir sa
sferom uzrokuje  gubitak energije.  Vodite računa:  ne možete  imati više  od 5
života.  Budite  štedljivi  i  sa pucanjem,  ono  vam  takođe  odnosi energiju.
Dijamant ima iste efekte a uz to vam donosi i veću brzinu. Rotaciona kugla  vam
donosi veliki bonus ako je pogodite.
  Da biste lakše prešli  celu igru  korisna je  SAVE opcija koja se koristi ako
pogodite rotirajuću cev koja se nalazi na postolju u određenim sobama.

  U jednom od sledećih brojeva objavićemo i mapu ove igre.



Your Sinclair, #25, Avgust 1989, Jonathan Davies

   Povzetek: Graphically good, but otherwise bo-o-oring. Only superheroes
             need apply.  

  You have to be careful which clubs you join these days. Phantom Club is not a
club to be recommended in more ways than one.  Plutus, our hero,  joined up and
before he knew it,  all the other members - a bunch of superheroes - had fallen
under the evil  influence of  their wicked  leader,  leaving Plutus  to restore
order by reaching the rank of Ipsisimus. For good to trumph over evil he has to
complete ten perilous missions in the Phantom Club HQ.  (Should have joined the
Kit- Kat Club Ed) The game opens  to a rather  rough rendition of  The Antiques
Road Show theme tune  (Two million pounds? But I only paid 50p for it! Ed)  and
then you get a touch  of deja vu. The highly  detailed Filmation-type  graphics
will remind you of  Movie because both games were written by the same chap. The
graphics are definitely the  strong point and judging  by the sheer quantity of
different  sprites, objects and  backgrounds, they must  occupy vast amounts of
memory. But  your task is pretty awesome,  if not tedious.  To begin one of the
missions you've got to knock up at least 40,000 points by shooting super-heroes
and picking up bonuses, but as each baddy only collects 50 points when dead, it
might take you 'til Xmas next year. The trouble with  Phantom Club is that once
you've been everywhere and done everything there isn't much left to tickle your
fancy.  You can while  away the time by  filling baddies  with psychic bolts or
drawing maps (there are over 550 rooms) but the novelty soon wears off.  If you
want a lot of chocolate on your biccies, don't join this club.