==================================================== == PAX BRITANNICA == == One-button real-time strategy for GAMMA4 ==

Setup

The game can be played with one player versus the computer, or up to four players head-to-head. Simply press 'A' on the title screen to join the game. Other players can join as long as the 5-second countdown doesn't run out. The 'a', 'f', 'h' and 'l' keys are mapped to players 1-4. Alternately, you can play with Xbox controllers.

Controls

The game is controlled entirely with one button, the 'A' button on the Xbox 360 controller.

Holding down the button spins the needle on the radial menu in the middle of the player's factory ship. The needle will only travel as far as the player's current resources allow. Resources (gold? seaweed? who knows!) accumulate over time.

Releasing the button creates a ship that corresponds to the quadrant that the needle is pointing at.

1 : FIGHTER Small, fast and cheap. Great at chasing down Bombers. 2 : BOMBER Shoots slow projectiles that do massive damage! 3 : FRIGATE A great hulk of a ship that fires volleys of heat-seeking torpedoes. 4 : UPGRADE Improve your factory ship to accumulate resources more quickly.

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Ships you spawn fight automatically using the latest in artificial aquatelligence technology.

The player who keeps their factory ship alive wins!

Credits

Game Design and Programming: Henk Boom Renaud Bédard Matthew Gallant

Artwork: Daniel Burton

Music: Ben Abraham