Platform: Atari ST
Region: PAL
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Developer(s): Krisalis Software Ltd.
Publishers(s): Krisalis Software Ltd.
ReleaseDate: 1990-01-01
Players: 1
Co-op: No
Mad Professor Mariarti
Professor Mariarti is, as the game title suggests, a mad scientist. Not all of his experiments worked out the way they should and now he needs to shut down the power in five of his labs (the first four can be tackled in any order). This plays out as a standard plat former: Mariarti jumps over gaps between platforms and dodges enemies (he can take a few hits before dying) until he reaches the end of the level, i.e. the off switch. At the start of the game, he only throws wrenches to defend himself, but as things progress he finds coins scattered around the labs. Those can be used to buy more advanced weapons like a laser cannon. However, killed enemies respawn after a short time. To proceed he also needs to solve a few puzzles by collecting items and bringing them to the correct place. There are also several switch puzzles.
ESRB Rating: E - Everyone
Genre(s): Puzzle | Platform