 BALLBLAZER
 Activision 1986

 CONTROLS : Keyboard only
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 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.

 COMMENTS : "A neat reaction game which somehow doesn't quite come off."
 RATING : 77% (CRASH #28, May 1986)

 NOW : It's aged quite badly, but it's not a bad game for a quick blast.
(The Atari version was rather better, though).
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 KEYS :   Player 1	   Player 2
	  --------         --------
	     Q		      P			Up
	     A		      L			Down
	     Z		      N			Left
	     X		      M			Right
	     C		   SYM/SHIFT		Fire

	     H				        Pause
	     H, then S				Restart