3D DESERT PATROL by D. Baker
(CRL)


Hardware Required: ANY ZX SPECTRUM
To load enter: LOAD "tank" as a direct command.
Once loaded the program will auto-run.

THE GAME
You are looking out of your tank at the desert ahead. There are four
distinct, strategic types of area and these are shown by the mine-
field indicator. When this indicator is RED a minefield is directly
ahead, when flashing RED you are in a minefield. MAGENTA means you are
running parallel with the mines and CYAN away. When the indicator is
GREEN you are clear of the minefield hazard but open to attack from
enemy tanks. Near a minefield you are not open to attack as enemy
tanks keep clear of these dangerous areas. KEYS 5,7,8 direct you in
the direction of the cursor arrows, 0 fires a shell. You are given 50
shells at the start of the game. If an enemy tank approaches too close
it will fire and destroy you. You may either shoot a tank or avoid it
by turning away until it is out of your line of vision and your
camouflage makes you invisible. You must reach safety by reaching the
road. Your distance indicator and your compass will help you find the
right direction to travel. Your primitive equipment will only register
a change in distance if you are headed 20 degrees of the correct
heading or 90 degrees of the opposite direction. The game takes
approximately a minute to load.


DESERT PATROL (c) Computer Rentals Limited 1983
Artwork by Phil Gascoine