Phantom Club is an isometric

Isometric projection

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 3D

3D computer graphics

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 arcade adventure game released by Ocean

Ocean Software

The British company Ocean Software was one of the biggest European video game developers/publishers of the 1980s and 90s...

 in for the Sinclair Spectrum

ZX Spectrum

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 and Amstrad CPC

Amstrad CPC

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Plot

Plutus the Zelator, lowest-ranked member of the Phantom Club of superheroes, must defeat Zarg and the other evil superheroes.

Gameplay

The player controls Plutus the Zelator in his mission against Zarg and his minions. Plutus is armed with a freeze-ray to defend himself and complete his mission. A variety of hostile superheroes will try to kill him, each with different powers. Some of these enemies are indestructible and must be avoided. In addition, Plutus must avoid carnivorous plants, spiders, hostile robots, and other dangerous objects and creatures.

Useful objects encountered include:

• Spheres, which award extra lives
• Diamonds, extra speed
• Tubes, allow the game to be saved
• Movie Screens, when shot give details of additional missions

Plutus increases in rank as he progresses in the mission; when he reaches the rank of Ipsisimus he is ready to challenge Zarg.

Phantom Club Rankings

1. Zelator
2. Teoricus
3. Practicus
4. Philosphosus
5. Adeptus Minor
6. Adeptus Major
7. Adeptus Exemptis
8. Magister Templi
9. Magus
10. Ipsisimus (Overlord)

Reviews

• Sinclair User
  Sinclair User
  Sinclair User, often abbreviated SU, was a magazine dedicated to the Sinclair Research range of home computers, most specifically the ZX Spectrum...
  
  : "... Phantom Club is pretty hard on the eyes because some of the colour choices are terrible - would you believe white on green, or purple on white?"