The Plot (video game)
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The Plot is a video game by Odin Computer Graphics
released in for the Amstrad CPC
and Sinclair Spectrum. It is the last game by Odin to be released.
platformer. It is a parody of the Gunpowder Plot
, with the player taking the role of Guy Fawkes
in his attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament. He must search the vaults beneath Parliament collecting sticks of dynamite to prepare the bomb. Fireworks can also be collected for points and special functions.
When enough sticks of dynamite have been collected, the special firework must be taken to the start screen and lit to complete the game.
Odin Computer Graphics
Odin Computer Graphics were a Liverpool-based computer games developer who came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a variety of titles for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC home computers.-History:...
released in for the Amstrad CPC
Amstrad CPC
The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom,...
and Sinclair Spectrum. It is the last game by Odin to be released.
Overview
The game is a 2D flip-screenFlip-screen
In video games, flip-screen is a principle whereby the playing environment is divided into single-screen portions...
platformer. It is a parody of the Gunpowder Plot
Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI of Scotland by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby.The plan was to blow up the House of...
, with the player taking the role of Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes , also known as Guido Fawkes, the name he adopted while fighting for the Spanish in the Low Countries, belonged to a group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.Fawkes was born and educated in York...
in his attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament. He must search the vaults beneath Parliament collecting sticks of dynamite to prepare the bomb. Fireworks can also be collected for points and special functions.
When enough sticks of dynamite have been collected, the special firework must be taken to the start screen and lit to complete the game.
Reception
- Your SinclairYour SinclairYour Sinclair or YS as it was commonly abbreviated, was a British computer magazine for the Sinclair range of computers, mainly the ZX Spectrum.-History:...
:"I don't take too kindly to the plot of The Plot. The object is to help Guy Fawkes blow up the Houses of Parliament, no less... A terrorist computer game? I think so! Anyway, the program itself is less controversial. This is a fairly straightforward but quite enjoyable platform and ladders game, a la Monty Mole
Monty MoleMonty Mole is a fictional mole who appears as the title character from the a series of video games from Gremlin Graphics. These include:* Wanted: Monty Mole , which begins the series with Monty traveling around a coal mine collecting pieces of coal and other miscellaneous objects whilst avoiding...
. It's programmed by Odin, and as you would expect, graphics and gameplay are highly polished... a tough challenge ... worthwhile buy for hardened platform freaks."