Let's Play: Wicked for the C64

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Published on March 26, 2013 4:35:38 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqTqYjT67Fg

Game:

Wicked (1989)

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Let's Play

Duration: 29:47

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No edits or cheats. I'm the flaming star. Google Sky constellation images added between levels. I got as far as Virgo and then it perfectly blew me into atoms. See MANUAL below for better explanation (Source: LemonAmiga) or in a nutshell: YOU ARE THE FLAMING YELLOW STAR. TURN BLUE SPORES TO RED BY SHOOTING. PASS OVER FLASHING ORANGE SQUARES AND FLASHING WHITE SQUARES. SHOOT/DODGE EVERYTHING ELSE!

MANUAL:
The Eye of Infinity (beginning)

The All-Seeing Eye looks on as you select your battleground against evil in the 12 great constellations of the Universe - the zodiac star signs.
Initially you can choose from any of the first 3 constellations. If you win a constellation you are then able to play up to 3 levels higher and select a challenge of appropriate difficulty and matching reward if you are successful.

Zodiac signs: Green means can be played, Red means not yet able and Blue means completed.

After selecting a constellation on the eye screen, a map of it unrolls, showing all the stars with three highlighted. You must purge these 3 evils to complete the constellation and save the Universe from the creeping infestation of darkness. Point to a star with the dagger and press fire.

When you begin, good (red/yellow) portals and evil (blue/green) portals are already producing good/evil growth of the same colours.

As good growth can only cover evil growth that you have shot - turn red - you must shoot a pathway through the evil growth to the portals. These portals are invincible to your fire but can be destroyed if covered by good growth.

When all evil portals have been eliminated, the level is won. If, however, the evil growth is allowed to cover all good portals it's lost, with a life.

As well as producing a fixed amount of growth, all portals have the ability to reproduce.

When the sun appears - during daytime - good spores (small silver discs) appear in
good portals.

Touch one to pick it up and drop it ON EXISTING GOOD GROWTH ONLY, by pressing fire, creating a new good portal. Position them close enough to evil portals to attempt to grow over them but not so close that you can't defend against the evil.

When the beast is dominant - night - a sound indicates creation of evil spores (red flashing stars) over evil portals. Kill them first by shooting by touching them as they rest or when they fly off. If allowed to settle on existing evil growth they create a
new evil portal.

Momentum control is according to joystick direction and varied
with game balance being least on tactical and most on arcade. Holding down
the trigger produces continuous fire in the direction of the joystick and
stops the player moving.

The Beast sends his Guardians and their Servants from the land of
Pandemonium to protect his evil portals. On the left of the snake/bird
dial, a white arrow indicates your status in the battle against the
Guardian.

During daytime you can shoot the Guardian, moving the white
arrow up. If it reaches the top, the Guardian is sent back to Pandemonium
and you win a brief respite. When the Guardian or his Servants touch the
player, the white arrow falls. If it reaches the bottom of the dial, you
lose a life. YOU CAN ONLY HURT THE GUARDIAN DURING DAYTIME, at night your
bullets have no effect.

Once each day and night the central face opens revealing a Tarot
card, and a special crystal flies out and lands, sent either by the forces
of good or evil. If you touch the crystal before the worm pushes it off the
screen, it gives you a special power which may be good, bad or mixed. you
must learn to read the cards to know what sort of power the crystal will
confer and whether it was sent to help or hinder you.

To win the game you must complete the hardest constellation, Sagittarius.

Tarot card meanings (appear at centre of screen):

The Sun - Goodliness
The Moon - Great Danger
The Star - Power
The Lion - Fortitude
Tower of Destruction - Chaos and Disaster
Death - Rebirth
Hanged Man - An Untimely End
Wheel of Fortune - The Turning of Fate