Game Play

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Game Play

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Overview

Chomper3D is an arcade-style game for Windows much akin to the arcade favorite Pac-Man, but with a great twist. All objects in the game are in 3-Dimensions. Not only are the great graphics in 3D, but you play in 3D as well. In the original Pac-Man you could only move around on one maze, but now you can jump to multiple mazes in the middle of gameplay. This adds excitement to the game and also requires a lot more skill to pass each level.

Object

The object of the game in Chomper3D is similar to Pac-Man. You try to eat up all of the dots on one level while accumulating points and not getting eaten by the ghosts. Maneuvering around to avoid the ghosts does this, and if you gobble up a power dot, you can eat the ghosts. Eating a power dot gives you a short period of time of invincibility. The ghosts change to a blue-gray color and can be eaten for points or to stay alive. When a ghost dies, it returns to the ghost house and is regenerated. It returns to the normal color and is able to eat you again so beware! The other ghosts are still eatable, but the regenerated ghosts are not.

In the levels little pieces of fruit can be bouncing around and you will also gain points by eating the fruit. After all of the dots on one level are eaten, including the power dots, you have won that level. Next you can move on to a new level with new designs and new challenges.

Explanation of Screen

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The above picture is an example of a screen you will see when playing the game. The red text points out certain objects of interest.

Chomper Chomper is purple and round. When you first start a game or after Chomper dies, he will be flashing and changing in size to indicate you are invincible.

Other Levels These are the levels where you can jump in order to avoid ghosts and where you will need to eat up more dots.

Ghost House Is usually in the middle of the maze and this is where the ghosts go to regenerate after Chomper eats them.

Ghosts Ghosts come in many colors and are smaller on other levels than the ghosts trying to eat you on the current level.

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Red ghost.	Pink ghost.	Orange ghost.	Green ghost.	Cyan ghost.
(Fastest)				(Slowest)

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When a ghost is dark blue it can be eaten by Chomper. After a ghost is eaten, it will immediately return to a ghost house to regenerate itself. After it has regenerated, it can no longer be eaten.

Dots	Dots are small, white, and are all over the mazes.
Power Dots	The power dots are larger than the regular dots and are bright yellow in color.
Points	The amount of points earned for the game is displayed in the upper, left corner of the screen.
Level	The current level of the game is displayed in the lower, right corner of the playing screen.
Lives	The number of lives left for Chomper is shown to the left of the Level indicator.
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Controls

Key

F1
F5
F6
F7

Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Left Arrow
Right
Home
End
Enter
Escape

Joypad* Up
Joypad Down
Joypad Left
Joypad Right
Joypad Button 1
Joypad Button 2
Joypad Button 3 & 4

Command

Shows the key chart in the message area
Toggle sound On/Off
Toggle music On/Off
Toggle positional rotation On/Off
(the game automatically rotates the maze for you when this is on, when it is off, you can rotate the maze using the mouse and the left & right buttons)

Move Chomper up in current maze
Move Chomper down in current maze
Move Chomper left in current maze
Move Chomper right in current maze
Move Chomper jump up one maze
Move Chomper jump down one maze
Reset player
Exit Game

Move Chomper up in current maze
Move Chomper down in current maze
Move Chomper left in current maze
Move Chomper right in current maze
Move Chomper jump up one maze
Move Chomper jump down one maze
Reset player

*Note: In order for Joypad to work, you must enable the Joypad under the menu Other, please see the Drop Down Menu Section.

You may also use the NumPad if you wish if you enable Extended Control Keys, these may be easier for you to use if you have a hard time reaching the HOME and END keys to move up and down mazes.

8 = Up

5 and 2 = Down

4 = Left

6 = Right

7 = Down one maze

9 = Up one maze

Also, if you hold down shift, and use the arrow keys along with HOME and END you will be able to move the entire maze around. This can help if your view is obstructed.

Tips

Keep a watch on levels above and below your position for ghosts.
Save power dots for only when you need them.
Traverse vertically often. (USE THE 3D ADVANTAGE)
If dots on lower or upper levels haven’t been eaten yet, you can see small white dots to indicate you still need to do some chomping on that level. Power dots are indicated by larger yellow circles.

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