BALLBLAZER
(c) 1986 Lucasfilm Games

AIM:
A thousand years in the future, the most popular game
in the galaxy is the futuristic soccer-like game of
Ballblazer. Strapped into your Rotofoil, you're ready
to challenge for the galactic title... 

GAMEPLAY:
The action takes place on a bare green and white
chessboard- like field, with one goal at each end of
the field. The aim is simply to blast the floating
Plasmorb (or ball) into the opposing player's goal.
Your Rotofoil is like a giant foot that can dribble
and kick the ball, thanks to the magnetic field that
surrounds it. Rather unsportingly, you can also use
this field to "punch" your opponent away. 

The field traps the Plasmorb when it's in proximity
to you and allows you to dribble it. However, this
slows your speed (allowing your opponent to catch up).
Kicking is slightly tricky - firing the ball results in
you flying off in the opposite direction, as per Newton's
laws. Your Rotofoil incorporates an onboard computer to
make sure that you always point towards the ball and,
when you have the ball, towards the correct goal (which
should make it harder to score own goals!). 

You can play against a human or a computer player.
A two player game uses a split screen display (player
one at the top). Like the one player game, the match
lasts three short minutes, at the end of which the player
with the most points wins. The number of points produced
by a goal depends on how long the shot was; an over the
horizon shot is awarded the maximum three points.

