Plotting
Manufacturer: Taito, 1989
Description:
Plotting is for one or two players in which the aim is to remove a
formation of symbol-bearing blocks from the play area. Players fire
one block at a time and must fire their block at a like-symboled
block in the formation to remove it.
The fired block will remove all like-symboled blocks it hits until
it meets an unmatched block. It then bounces the unmatched block
into the player's arms and replaces it in the formation. Players
must then find a matching target for the new block and repeat the
process.
As well as firing blocks directly at the formation, they can also be
bounced off angled walls at the top of the play area, allowing
players to target previously inaccessible blocks from above.
Levels must be completed within a set time limit and if the player
drops the throwing block or targets a block with a different symbol,
the throwing block bounces back to the player and valuable seconds
are lost.
There are four different standard blocks to remove. The game also
features special blocks (bearing a lightning symbol) that will
destroy any target blocks they hit.
The game is over if either the time limit expires before the minimum
number of blocks is removed, or if players find themselves in a
position in which no matching formation blocks can be targeted.
Scoring tips:
- The longer the remaining time when a level is cleared the more
points you get.
- The fewer the remaining blocks when a level is cleared the more
points you get.
- You can destroy more than one block at a time if they are
positioned next to each other. You score more points for this.
Note:
The game is titled "Flipull" in Japan.
