Console: | Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
TV Standard: | Region Not Set |
Developer(s): | Rabbit |
Release Date: | 1985-03-21 |
Co-op: | No |
As chief person of London it is your duty to organise the
firefighters at your disposal to cut off the progress of
the fire and stop it spreading in as short a time as
possible. You have 4 game "days" to do this.
You can use three methods of firefighting:
Water pump:
Used to extinguish fires in burning cells. They will then
be burnt out and become excellent fire breakes. It carries
enough for two cell's worth of water in one go and must
be taken to the river to be refilled.
Demolition gang:
The gangers will clear a cell completely. They can
destroy between 4 and 7 cells every hour but if you do
not slow the fire down quickly enough they may not
reappear for a while.
Gunpowder gangs:
There are 3 stationed in the city. They can be used to
blow up cells that aren't burning. Do not use on burning
cells! They can blast 4 cells and will return to their
stations when all their charges are used, and remain
there until you need them.
To use these things you must move towards them and
press fire, O or G. The appropriate icon at the top of the
screen will show you what type of apparatus you have
selected. To fill water pumps go alongside any river with
pump and move towards the water pressing fire, O or G.
Press 1 to go back to main menu at any time.
The fire will spread quickly within a block and sparks
borne by the wind will ignite other blocks (there is a
weather vane in the top right hand corner of the screen).
The quicker you extinguish the fire the highter your
score will bea nd you will score well for remaining time.
There is a unique map designing utility incorporated,
you may design a new town with your own street
names and save it. Select this from the main menu and
press O for instructions (If you are saving any map be
careful not to save it over the game!)