Vestron
In the intergalactic war, the Amstradian empire has taken over most of the
known universe. Earth is still putting up some resistance, but is running out
of natural resources. It is discovered that the old mining planet of Vestron
contains a special kind of crystals which can be substituted for oil.
Retrieving these crystals is imperative for Earth to be able to keep on
fighting, so you are sent alone to recover the energy source from Vestron.
The game is made up of two different screens. On the static screen, you fly
around in your space suit right above the surface, where crystals can be
found. Pick up the crystals while avoiding the Amstradians, which luckily move
back and forth in preset patterns. If you run the risk of a collision, you can
press the space bar to activate your Asteroids style emergency teleport. This
feature should be used only as a last-ditch effort, since you could just as
well teleport straight into another enemy. You can travel up, left and right,
to travel down you just let gravity do its job.
After having retrieved the crystals on the static screen, you progress to a
scrolling screen which takes you to the next crystal site. In order to get
through this screen, you must avoid all the Amstradian ships which attack in a
kamikaze fashion. Reflexes are a requirement, since the enemies move very
quickly and track all your movements.
Vestron