Shark Trap
Shark Attack is a single player arcade style game pitting the player, in
the form of a scuba diver, against an array of four sharks which cannot be
killed. Your diver is attempting to corral the sharks, using armor nets which
he employs to isolate them, and by that action create larger and larger areas
of the screen which are free of danger. This continues until there has been
created a safe zone, constituting roughly 85% of the screen, allowing movement
to the next level.
This task is complicated by the necessity of avoiding the attacks which are
triggered by close proximity to these creatures, as well as the unnerving
tendencies for the sharks to chew their way through the nets to freedom. In
the early levels, the sharks are moving about lazily. One strategy that can
prove effective early is to quickly corral the sharks in a small area, then to
very rapidly lay your nets around the remainder of the screen.
As the game evolves, the sharks become more rapid in their movements, and
become able to home in on the diver from a greater distance. Additionally,
with each new level, 2 octopi are added to this equation. They are stationary,
but their 8 moving tentacles can spell disaster if touched while trying to lay
your nets. For each level you are allowed three lives with which to accumulate
net laying points. When you reach the 10.000 point level the sharks suddenly
acquire increased speed, darting about and creating havoc with your net laying
capacity. They will occasionally attack and eat half an octopus, but the
remaining half still remains dangerous to your touch.