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for the

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and Amstrad CPC.

Plot

Plutus the Zelator, the lowest-ranked member of the Phantom Club of superheroes, must defeat Zarg and the other evil superheroes.

Gameplay

The player controls Plutus the Zelator in his mission against Zarg and his minions. Plutus is armed with a freeze-ray to defend himself and complete his mission. A variety of hostile superheroes will try to kill him, each with different powers. Some of these enemies are indestructible and must be avoided. In addition, Plutus must avoid carnivorous plants, spiders, hostile robots, and other dangerous objects and creatures. Useful objects encountered include: *Spheres, which award extra lives *Diamonds, extra speed *Tubes, allow the game to be saved *Movie Screens, when shot give details of additional missions Plutus increases in rank as he progresses in the mission; when he reaches the rank of ''Ipsisimus'' he is ready to challenge Zarg.

Development

''Phantom Club'' was written by Serbian programmer Duško "The Duke" Dimitrijević, having previously programmed the game ''Movie''.

Reviews

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'': "... ''Phantom Club'' is pretty hard on the eyes because some of the colour choices are terrible - would you believe white on green, or purple on white?"

References

External links

*{{WoS game, id=0003681, name=Phantom Club 1987 video games Action-adventure games Video games with isometric graphics ZX Spectrum games Amstrad CPC games Video games developed in Serbia Single-player video games Superhero video games Ocean Software games