
There are electricity-blasting devices, flame throwers, darts, and numerous guns. Otto will encounter many different types of weapons throughout each world. Jump-Jetting into some enemies will actually kill them. Jump-Jetting is useful for crossing water, breaking through certain gateways, and travelling long lengths quicker. Punching can also injure enemies.īy pressing the spacebar twice, Otto can Jump-Jet to fly across long distances, though only if he has at least one ring of fuel displayed in his Jump-Jet wheel (described below). Weapons, extra lives, and various Atoms by smashing open hovering metallic Powerup Pods. He can also gather items to either use them or store them. Otto's main actions include walking, jumping, punching, and Jump-Jetting. You are Otto Matic, and you will journey through eight fantastic worlds, rescuing humans and defining the future of the galaxy. However, one hope stands between the clutches of the Brain Aliens and all of mankind: the Otto Matics, a league of robots that guard the galaxy in the name of all that is good. Under its rule, the Brain Aliens have invaded the countryside of Bentley Farm, abducting the townsfolk through flying saucers and taking them to bizarre far-flung worlds as slaves. The game is great for kids, but is definitely a really fun challenge for adults, too, as some all levels have different obstacles that take some creative thought to figure out.The year is 1957, and the humans of Earth have helplessly fallen under the evil eye of The Giant Brain. I'm pretty picky about letting my 4-year-old play computer games with weapons in them, but I let him play this game for two reasons - one, you're aiming at aliens, robots, and other non-human creatures to save humans and two, the weapons aren't too sinister - one freezes the enemy instead of killing it - so you still have the satisfaction of getting the bad guy, but there's no blood or gore or violence. Each level is a new planet - starting with Earth - and on each new planet there are different creatures, elements, and weapons to use. This is one of the most creative games I've seen, and it's not too hard to figure out how to play. It came on my family's iMac years ago, and when I saw it was available for PC, I was thrilled. I really can't say enough good things about this game.
