YARS' REVENGE(TM) (1 OR 2 PLAYERS)

Journey to the RAZAK solar system, where the Yars – mutant house flies – are getting swatted by an evil Qotile. This relentless enemy, hidden behind a protective shield, fires deadly Drones and Swirls at the Yars. Help the Yars avenge their community! Send a Yar scout out to break a path through the shield by eating the bricks or exploding them with energy pulses. Then bring out the Zorlon Cannon and destroy the Qotile with a well-placed blast.

Playing the game

The primary objective of the game is to break a path through the shield, and destroy the Qotile with a blast from the Zorlon Cannon. The secondary objective is to score as many points as possible. See Figure 1 for an explanation of the objects on the playfield.

The shield is the red area in front of the Qotile base. It appears in one of two shapes, as an arch, or a shifting rectangle. The shield is made up of cells. The Yar scout can destroy these cells by firing at them with energy missiles, from any location on the playfield, or by devouring them on direct contact. (The Zorlon Cannon can also be used to destroy the cells, but this is a waste of a powerful weapon.)

Once a path has been cleared through the shield, the Zorlon Cannon must be used to destroy the Qotile. To call up the cannon, the Yar can either eat a cell, or run over the Qotile.