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| Babala |
0.3.0 |
2005 |
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| Freeware |
Puzzle |
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| by: Pavel Richter |
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81 % |
| Windows (DirectX 7) |
English |
| Tested on win2000: runs fine |
last updated: 20-04-09 |
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Babala | | |
English:
Babala is a single player turn based strategy game.
Babala is a simple logical game with elements of move strategy. At the beginning of the game, the enemy figures, Balabaks, are situated on the playing field. Balabaks behavior is simple: he goes straight towards you, going around obstructions when he meets them. Balabak must not reach you, or else you lose. Each turn/round is made up of some moves (max.5), or of shots and/or placing mines (max.5). Take particular note of these 5 allowed maximums for moving/shooting combined in a turn: 1/5, 2/4, 3/4, 4/3 and 5/1. That is key to the contest, and worth memorizing. After taking the actions you elect, you signal advance of round, at which time the Balabaks make their moves. Your task is to dispose of all Balabaks. In order to do this, you must choose suitable movements or shots; which is not so easy. You may have to shoot through a brick wall at Balabaks, and you have a limited numbers of shots. If you do not have enough munitions then you must tempt Balabaks into a trap. You can conserve one shot by laying a mine to kill a red Balabak, which is otherwise a two-shot kill. The munitions you are supplied to begin each level will vary greatly, so check the readout along the bottom to assess your arsenal. Scoring is based on how few rounds you needed to completely dispose of the enemy, as compared to an assessed average for that particular level. Then a weighting is factored in for the levels difficulty ranking, so higher scores are likely in the higher-numbered levels. You can replay a level as many times as you want before advancing. The software automatically takes your best score achieved (termed your score of record) to add into the game total. Saving is all automatic, so you can quit the game any time; eg. between replays.
After reading the above description which was written by the author, Babala may seem like a complcated game, but the game starts off easy and as the completed levels increase, so does the complexity. There are game tips, which are very helpful for beginners but more advanced players may want to turn them off. There is an in game help menu which is the same text as the above paragraph. And there is also a legend which shows the icons used in the game and provides a good description of them.
Th only sound which you will hear out of this game is a beep. The game runs in a windows which you will probably want to view as maximized. There are a few selectable options available. The current game level is automaticaly saved when you quit the game or you can save each level as you go. High scores are also saved.
Controls: Mouse or Keyboard
Arrow keys = Move or change orientation
alt + left/up/right/down = Scroll map
space = Shoot a projectile
Ctrl = Place a mine in the square ahead of you
ins or 0 = Next round (Balabaks turn to move)
BackSpace = Undo move
R/r = Show range
S/s = Show state of level
alt + R/r = Restart level
Babala with its 125 levels and more in development is sure to keep you thinking for hours.
This game requires the Gtk+ 2.0 Runtime Environment. Please install the GTK+ 2.0 before installing Babala. You can obtain GTK+ from http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html.
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