Santa's Grotto››                             Atari User Vol.2 No.8››It's Christmas Eve and all over the country stockings are being hung and›chimneys swept in preparation for the following morning. All is happy and›cheerful and the world is at peace.››But wait... at the North Pole all is not so well - poor Santa is in a panic.›He's polished Rudolph's nose, checked the oil level and tyre pressure, got his›AA route map ready and is about to depart when he finds the boot of his sleigh›is empty. Those mischievous little elves have pinched all the presents and›hidden them!››Only six hours to go to Christmas Day and the presents are scattered throughout›the catacombs of Santa's Grotto. Your task is to guide Santa around the›catacombs, collecting as many presents as possible before the time is up.››To make things worse, the elves have hidden several sacks in rooms where you›will have to solve a puzzle to get at them. Each sack contains 10 presents so›it's worth going for them, but remember that you cannot waste too much time in›these rooms as Santa doesn't want to linger.››Luckily Santa has a map of the catacombs, but unfortunately it's difficult to›fold and he can only see one small section at a time. So go to it - think of all›the unhappy children tomorrow if you fail - not to mention the fact that your›present might be in there somewhere!››Santa's Grotto is a one player game where the object is to rush around the 100›screen maze collecting as many presents as possible. Each time you play a›completely new maze will be created. You control Santa with a joystick in port›one and to collect a present all you have to do is touch it. The time limit is›displayed at the bottom of the screen.››Not all presents are necessarily obtainable but you must get as many as you can›before midnight. And there are 10 magic locations which will transport you to›one of the elves' secret lairs. Here you will find a sack containing 10›presents, but to get it you must solve a little puzzle.››At the end of the game the number of presents you have collected will be›displayed and a rating of your performance will be given.›