
                                 ELECTRIS
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                                Version 1.0
                            Stand Alone Edition
				
                               Studio Kagato

Electris is a puzzle game in the "falling block" genre.
The goal is to align the blocks to create closed circuits. As the circuits
are closed, they are removed from the board.
Be careful -- you can place blocks such that you can't close a circuit!
Large circuits will give you 'circuit-breakers' so you can clean up mistakes.
Keep an eye on the timer as well; if you take too long to make a circuit,
a penalty row will be added to the bottom of the screen.

Scoring:
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    - 1 point for each block dropped
    - 10 points per block in a closed circuit
    - Chain circuits earn a score multiplier
    - 25 point bonus if circuit-breaker erases no blocks
      (double if dropped to floor)

Requirements:
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- PSP with firmware 1.5
  Users of firmware versions 2.0+ should use the Lua release.

Installation:
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Copy the "Electris" and "Electris%" directories from the zip archive to the 
"PSP/GAME/" directory on your PSP.

Status:
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This initial release features a single game mode. Future releases will introduce
other game modes with different play styles, though all will focus on completing
circuits.

I'm interested to hear any feedback. If you've got any comments, suggestions
or bug reports, feel free to send me an email at studiokagato@gmail.com .

Acknowledgements:
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- Thanks to Zion for his tip on creating stand-alone Lua applications using PSPBrew:
  http://zion.dcemu.co.uk/
  
- Matteo Zatti kindly allowed the use of his music in the game.
  The track is "Something In The Air", available here:
  http://www.modarchive.com/artists/teo/

  
Version History:
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1.0 -
- Initial public release

New features:
- Menu system
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Background music
- New game instructions
- Pause menu
- More consistent controls
- Delay loops replaced with Timer classes

Bug fixes:
- Help screens failed to load on firmware 1.5
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0.1.1 [BETA] -
- Splash screen updated to reflect new project home.
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0.1 [BETA] -
- First beta.
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Kagato (Andrew Carpenter)

Copyright 2006 Studio Kagato
http://www.studiokagato.com

