Tournament
Battle alone or command a team
against relentless warriors all sharing the same goal, to score the highest
individual score during the tournament and be the champion.
All players start with the game with a limited number of lives dependant on their skill level.
Additional lives can be gained by destroying targets, and zapping players but lives are lost each time a player is zapped (1 life), missiled (2 lives) or nuked (3 lives).
Lives
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Level |
Initial Lives Allocated |
Additional Lives Available |
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Destroying Targets |
Zapping Opponents |
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1 - Recruit |
30 |
4 |
0.25 +/- 0.04 lev diff |
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2 - Gunner |
28 |
4 |
0.25 +/- 0.04 lev diff |
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3 - Trooper |
26 |
4 |
0.25 +/- 0.04 lev diff |
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4 - Captain |
24 |
3 |
0.25 +/- 0.04 lev diff |
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5 - Starlord |
22 |
3 |
0.25 +/- 0.04 lev diff |
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6 - Lasermaster |
20 |
3 |
0.25 +/- 0.04 lev diff |
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7 - Laser Elite |
18 |
3 |
0.25 +/- 0.04 lev diff |
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A player must leave the arena when all their lives are lost, however they may re-enter the arena as many times as they wish so long as their name has been deleted from the score screen (this is done automatically 5 minutes).
Special Abilities
Zapping other players and destroying the targets accumulates special points. Special points are required to activate the special abilities available as indicated below;
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Ability |
Description |
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Rapid Fire |
Rapid Fire is achieved by zapping 4 players in a row. You retain Rapid fire until you are hit. |
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Invulnerability |
if you zap 5 players in a row, without being hit yourself, then you become invulnerable for 10 seconds. |
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Payback |
payback allows you to come straight back to life after you have been deactivated. Keep your trigger pressed for 2 seconds when you are hit. |
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Missiles |
Your suit will tell you when missiles are available ( 5 special points each). Stay locked onto a player until you hear the 3rd high pitched tone and fire. |
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Reset |
Keep your trigger pressed for 2 seconds and Reset allows you to zap a player even when they are deactivated. your suit will tell you when reset is available. (5 special points). |
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Nuke |
Nukes take 3 lives from every player in the arena, no matter where they are. Hold the trigger down for two seconds to launch the Nuke but stay alive until activated. (25 special points minimum). |
Scoring
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Target |
Missile |
Nuke |
Zap |
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801 |
500 |
1000 |
100 |
Timing
The tournament will last three hours and players may enter the arena as many times as they wish during the tournament, however they may be required to wait their turn as only 24 players are allowed in the arena at one time.