Instructions for
City Slicker
Hewson, 1986
Written by Chris Owen, HTML'd by Arnt Gulbrandsen.
Controls
Keyboard, Kempston
Aim of the game
Abru Cadabbra has planted a bomb under the Houses of Parliament,
just like Guy Fawkes. You, as the aforementioned City Slicker, have the
task of finding the device and defusing it.
Game play
The game starts with the clock set at eight in the morning,
with the bomb set to go off at midnight. Before you defuse it though,
you must find the parts of the Bomb Disposal Unit or BDU. When you find
a piece of it, you must return to your hideout under the Houses of
Parliament and deposit it there. As well as the BDU parts, there are
also various other useful objects lying around for you to collect.
You must also avoid the marauding characters - from Beefeaters to
bottle-throwing skinheads, they are all out to harass you. They can
open doors, throw objects, steal objects and generally get in your
way. Each time you contact one of them you lose energy, meaning that
you cannot jump as high or as far as before. Falling from a great
height also loses you energy. This can, however, be regained by eating
food that you come across. You also have three pep pills to give you
energy; if you are desperate, you can take one of these pills to keep
you going.
Abru Cadabbra himself is also roaming around looking for you, and
trying to catch you. If he succeeds in this he will kill you and the
bomb will detonate; an alarm sounds when he is about to enter your
current room.
Comments
"Not Hewson's best."
Rating
65% (CRASH #35, December 1986)
Now
Rather simple graphics and very average gameplay.
Keys
Left } Alternate top
Right } row keys
Jump - Z to M, SPACE
Pick up - H to L
Drop - S to G
Pause on/off - A
Sound on/off - ENTER
Quit - BREAK
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