Date   : Wed, 28 Aug 2002 19:17:23 +0100
From   : "Richard Gellman" <ricky@...>
Subject: Re: The Sentinel

>Does anyone know why The Sentinel won't play on BeebEm? I've never played
>it - but heard good things about it and wanted to try it.

Uhm, I've had The Sentinel working fine on BeebEm :)

I am aware that some versions of it don't work however. I believe the
version of stairwaytohell.com is a working copy.

As for game content, it can be very addictive, but its also very long.

The concept is simple, absorb surrounding trees (and also boulders and
robots if they have been created) and get yourself on a vertical level equal
to that of the Sentinel (best done by absorbing loadsa trees, then creating
a robot on two boulders and transferring to it).

Then absorb everything in sight, absorb the sentinel, create a robot on his
tower, transfer to it, and hyperspace.

Obstacles: If the sentinel sees you (he rotates occasionally), you got 5
seconds to go elsewhere (either by robot transfer or hyperspace) before he
drains your energy 1 tree at a time.

If the sentinel sees you, but not the square your standing on, he may turn a
tree into a meanie, which is kinda like a portable sentinel (only easier to
evade).

The units of conversion are 2 trees to a boulder, 3 trees to a robot, 5
robots to a Sentinel.

Enjoy :)

-- Richard