Duck Dash›› Atari User Vol.3 No.3››Hurricane Harriet is heading towards your farm. Heavy showers have already›turned your yard into a pool of mud and the worst is yet to come. All the›animals have been put in barns and old sheds - except for those dratted ducks,›who refuse to be rounded up. And you haven't got long before the hurricane hits.›So you, farmer Dash, must hurry around the yard and collect all of the ducks as›quickly as you can.››Now this sounds very easy but there are dangers in the yard. Two deadly farmer-›eating spiders have decided to shelter from the storm there, so as you race›around collecting the ducks you must avoid them - or die.››The main problem with your yard is that as you run, your feet dig up the ground,›and if you ever come in contact with one of the holes you lose a life. You also›lose a life if a spider eats you or if you run out of time when the storm hits.››Also in the yard you'll find sticky pools of mud which trap you - briefly - if›you stand in them. They can also trap the spiders and this can add more›gamesmanship to play.››When you finally escape from the pool of mud (which shows on-screen as a white›cross) it will change into either a hole or a safe square which you can walk on.››Two players can play the game with one player as the farmer plugged into port 1›and the other as the spider in port 2. This option can be selected from the main›menu and adds a lot of fun to the program.››In play mode you can abort the game by pressing the start key, and for extra›bonus points you can collect the coins - shown as yellow dots - that are›scattered around the yard.››Omce all the ducks on screen have been collected you are awarded bonus points›for time remaining and you move on to the next screen which will have more›ducks, more coins, more sticky pools and faster spiders.››If at any time you lose a life you continue on the same screen until you›complete it or until all your lives are lost. The game then ends and you are›returned to the main menu where you can select one of six levels.››One is easy and six is very hard, with the bonus points at the end of each›screen calculated according to skill level selected.›