Update: October 13, 2005
«©NCSX» A labyrinth located beneath a stately manse in olde London serves as the setting for Londian Gothics. Take control of a blonde heroine named Alice who plays the part of spelunker and monster destroyer. At the outset, Alice wears a poofy dress that's akin to a customized maid's outfit but she may sew new dresses on a sewing machine which have magical abilities. One dress - a shoulderless black number - will allow Alice to turn small to pass through small crevices and then turn big again once on the other side. A red dress that Alice may sew up will allow her to teleport from location to location which is useful when monsters attack en masse. When Alice roams the dungeon, the view is from an isometric perspective where she steps on cobbled walks and on pentagram switches. Monsters stalk Alice and the beasts to be encountered include: Black Widow - Big Spider with web action
Iron Maiden - Casket with bits of body parts inside from previous victims
Ogre - Ghastly grey-colored ghoul who wields a big sabre
Death Bag - Etched with "Product of London" on the outside which is large enough to encapsulate Alice and suffocate her To combat the monsters, Alice's main attack move is a shuffle kick. That's right, shuffle kick. While useful for low-lying monsters, it's also remarkably effective when she climbs on top of a dragon and kicks up such a storm that she looks like she's dancing in rickety fashion. To complement the kicks, special attacks may be called upon such as lightning strikes and musket fire. Alice may walk in a lackadaisical manner or break out into a trot when danger arises. When changing dresses, she'll do a magical twirl like Wonder Woman and the screen flashes. The next scene will show her in her new duds, ready to rock. There's a pulsating red-rocky globe mounted on a pedestal in levels where Alice has to stand in front and raise her right arm like a salute in order to burst. Once it pops, it'll disappear in a glow of yellow incandescence. The monsters derive their power from the globe and destroying them will weaken the creatures. When roaming there's a chart on screen which measures the distance and location of monsters on the levels.
NCS Game Notes
● There's a Dress Appreciation mode in the game where Alice may be viewed in the various dresses that she sews. Use the trigger buttons to rotate Alice to view her resplendency from front and back. ● To do a soft reset of the game, press both triggers and the START and SELECT button at the same time. ● Dress power can be recovered by standing on magic squares. ● When Alice is killed, she slumps over in a gruesome animation and lies prone like a puppet. Jan Code: 4560269000013 View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCS site. This document is ©NCSX 2005. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part of this document may be made without express written consent of National Console Support, Inc.
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