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Berzerk Game Description
Berzerk
Berzerk is a multi-directional shooter video arcade game, released in 1980 by Stern Electronics of Chicago. The player controls a green stick-figure, representing a humanoid. Using a joystick (and a firing button to activate a laser-like weapon), the player navigates a simple maze filled with many robots, who fire lasers back at the player character. A player can be killed by being shot, by running into a robot or an exploding robot, coming into contact with the electrified walls of the maze itself, or by being touched by the player nemesis, Evil Otto. The function of Evil Otto, represented by a bouncing smiley face, is to quicken the pace of the game. Otto is unusual with regard to games of the period, in that there is no way to kill him. Otto can go through walls with impunity, and is attracted to the player character. If robots remain in the maze Otto moves slowly, about half as fast as the humanoid, but he speeds up to match the humanoid speed once all the robots are killed. Evil Otto moves exactly the same speed as the player going left and right but he can move faster than the player going up and down; thus, no matter how close Otto is, the player can escape as long as they can avoid moving straight up or down. The player advances by escaping from the maze through an opening in the far wall. Each robot destroyed is worth 50 points. Ideally, all the robots in the current maze have been destroyed before the player escapes, thus gaining the player a per-maze bonus (ten points per robot). The game has 64,000 mazes, and each level is designed to be more difficult to finish than the last. It has only one controller, but two-player games can be accomplished by alternating at the joystick. The game is most difficult when the player enters a new maze, as there is only a short interval between entering the maze and all the robots in range firing at the player. For the beginner, this often means several deaths in rapid succession, as each death means starting a new maze layout. Another memorable feature is the action of the robots—unlike adversaries in most other contemporary games, Berzerk robots are known for being noticeably stupid, killing themselves by running into walls or each other, shooting each other, or colliding with Evil Otto.

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06/17/2009 04:26 am
 
RaulVelazco725 
230170
11/08/2008 07:59 pm
 
TamashiiGaming 
69550
10/10/2009 01:37 am
 
slowpoke 
19720
11/29/2008 06:16 am
 
permafrostrick 
19570
11/29/2008 04:25 pm
 
drijn 
18980
11/19/2008 06:06 pm
 
mrrk 
18790
11/04/2008 10:22 pm
 
matt2000 
13120
05/13/2009 11:15 pm
 
smeghead 
12310
11/28/2008 07:46 pm
 
Barth 
12050
11/08/2008 06:13 pm
 
bl4cks4bb4th 
11040
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GameBerzerk
Played7375
ScoreboardYes (46 scores)
Folder#1 Classic games
Rating4.8/5
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