Earth is at war with an unknown race from a distant solar system. The first and only battle is to take place in orbit of Jupiter, a battle called the Space Arena. You are the commander of the one-manned fleet assigned to destroy the enemy ships. As you battle on through enemy after enemy, you realise that they are not your enemy, but the galaxy is. And just when you think it's over...you realise it's only just begun.
Story:
In the year 2069, a small research ship named the "Haritesse" left Earth for an uncharted region of space. It's mission, was to collect data, and make contact with any alien races found in that section...they never returned.
Two years later, a message beckon was found drifting in space, caught in the sun's gravitational pull. It was discovered by a science vessel orbiting Mars, and sent to the research and development station orbiting Earth. The message beakon was from an old research vessel...the Haritesse. It's message was short, and unclear. Only small, single words could be made out from the storm of static. "...alien craft...damage..." It was all they could make out. The origin location of the beakon could not be determined, and it was forgotten over time.
Five months past...a small ship was detected entering the outer ring of the solar system, on a direct course for Earth. All communications were ignored, and the ship was unidentified.
Earth sent three ships to intercept the unknown vessel before it reached Earth. They encountered the ship just outside Jupiter. Suddenly, the ship opened fire, destroying all three Earth vessels.
Another four ships were sent in, all military warships. They were also destroyed...
More ships were now entering the solar system, hundreds of them, and the lead ship was now in orbit of Earth. There, communication silence was finaly broken. The alien ship declared interstellar war for having violated their territory two years ago. The aliens informed Earth of it's battle space, in orbit of Jupiter where the first encounter took place. They said it was where the war was to take place, in a battle called the Space Arena...
Space Arena 2.7 features:
New Interface
Animated Ships
Multi-Channel Sounds
Improved Graphics
Mouse-Only control
Long Complete Senerios
Requirements:
Space Arena 2.7 requires a 13" or larger monitor displaying 256 colors. Sound Manager 3.0 or better. At least 4MB RAM. System 7.0 or later. Not meeting these requirements may result in unpredictable gameplay.
How to Play:
Space Arena is controlled by the mouse only. No keyboard functions are needed. To change the direction of your ship, click the directional circle in the upper right side of the screen. Whichever direction the small green dot is pointing, is the direction your ship will travel.
To move the ship, click on the "Go" button. Your ship will continue to move until you click the "Stop" button, or it reaches the bounderies.
Lasers will fire in whatever direction the ship is in. The beam is limited, and must hit directly on target to be of use.
Game controls are on the bottom right of the screen. Pause, Menu, and Quit. Pause will pause the game until the player clicks "Continue", Menu will cancel the game and return the player to the main menu, Quit will quit Space Arena. You can also quit by pressing and holding Command-Q.
Ships:
You have a choice of 5 ships. Two of these ships are designated as Earth or Alien UFOs. The other ships however, are neutral ships. When an alien is destroyed, you must fight a possible different enemy ship.
Main Menu:
The main menu is where everything begins. When a game is cancelled, and in the beginning of the game, the player is put here. "Play" begins the game. "About" shows the game's credits. "Preferences" brings the player into the preferences menu. "Quit", quits Space Arena.
Preferences:
Choose Ship: Allows you to select a ship you wish to battle with.
Sound Volume: Sets the sound volume to the selected level.
Senerio:
Space Arena 2.7 has a long senerio that seems to never end. Guided by your communicator in Earth Command, it will tell you what is going on, give you information on the enemy, and updates on spacial anomalies.
Lives:
You have no set limit to lives. The only data recorded is the amount of kills you and the enemy have made. The number of enemies you can kill is limitless, and the number of times you can die is limitless.
Scoring:
Scoring is based on how many times you destroyed the enemy, and how many times they destroyed you. For example, when you end the game, if you have killed the enemy more times than it has killed you, your score will be high. If it killed you more times than you killed it, you score will be extremely low.
Recent Changes:
Space Arena 2.7 offers an entirely new ship interface. A control system was added to the right side of the screen. Player's shield power was switched to both shield strength and hull integrity. Full senerio's, scheduled to be added in LE version 3D (2.5) have been added to 2.7. A planet has been added to the background. Background Animations was removed to speed up gameplay. Background Objects feature was removed to speed up gameplay. The select ship option was changed to a menu, and limited to only 5 default ships instead of many add-on ships. Sounds were changed and more were added. Score screen was added. Introduction was improved. Registration options and menus were improved. Ships are now animated, replacing the older still versions in 2.3 and 2.5. Space Arena 2.7 offers much more in speed, interface, and usability.
Legal Information:
Space Arena 2.7 is a FCPI Software program. This application may not be altered or changed without permission from FCPI Software. This application may not be placed on a DEMO CD without permission from FCPI Software. Registration fees, questions, and suggestions, should be directly sent to FCPI Software and no other company or person. This application must be distributed while unregistered only.
