THE GRID

A Neon Grid Shooter for the ZX Spectrum Next

Enter the grid. Blast the droids. Dodge the beams. Survive the chaos!

In THE GRID, chains of enemy droids march through a glowing, shifting battlefield. Shoot them down and they'll leave growing pods behind — but leave those pods alone for too long and they'll burst into falling bombs. Even the battlefield itself is out to get you, with two deadly zappers sweeping the grid with crossing beams.

Keep moving, keep firing and watch every corner of the screen. Shoot the pods to stop them growing, blast bombs out of the air, and eliminate every droid to clear the sector. Then get ready for the next one, because the droids get faster, their chains get longer, and the zappers become increasingly trigger-happy!

THE GRID IS ALIVE. AND IT WANTS YOU GONE.

FEATURES

• Fast-paced grid-based shooting action.
• Marching droid chains, including valuable orange leading droids.
• Four-stage growing pods that eventually burst into falling bombs.
• Two deadly zappers firing horizontal and vertical beams.
• Shootable pods and bombs for extra points and survival.
• Rainbow-coloured grid waves and twinkling stars.
• Explosions with showers of sparks, screen shaking and flashing beams.
• Increasingly challenging sectors with faster enemies and more frequent attacks.
• Three starting lives, with extra lives every 10,000 points.
• Multiple control options, including keyboard and Kempston joystick.

HOW LONG CAN YOU SURVIVE?

Clear sector after sector, rack up points and keep ahead of the grid's deadly machinery. Every shot counts, every pod matters, and standing still is a very bad idea.

Written in NTC BASIC for the ZX Spectrum Next.

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