<s>
Quazatron	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Graftgold	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	B-Application
1986	I-Application
by	O
Hewson	O
Consultants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Steve	O
Turner	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Quazatron	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player-controlled	O
droid	O
(	O
KLP-2	O
"	O
Klepto	O
"	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
Classical	O
Greek	O
κλεπτω	O
,	O
steal	O
)	O
attempts	O
to	O
destroy	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
robots	O
in	O
the	O
underground	O
citadel	O
of	O
Quazatron	B-Application
and	O
subsequent	O
locations	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
Quartech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klepto	O
is	O
maneuvered	O
across	O
individual	O
levels	O
of	O
Quazatron	B-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
navigated	O
between	O
via	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
lifts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
facial	O
expressions	O
,	O
including	O
eye	O
blinks	O
and	O
looks	O
,	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Braybrook	O
's	O
animation	O
techniques	O
for	O
Gribbly	B-Device
's	I-Device
Day	I-Device
Out	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
first	O
location	O
,	O
Quazatron	B-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
completely	O
cleared	O
,	O
Klepto	O
proceeds	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
citadel	O
,	O
Beebatron	O
(	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
a	O
rival	O
microcomputer	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Model	I-Device
B	I-Device
or	O
"	O
Beeb	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quazatron	B-Application
was	O
a	O
Spectrum	O
version	O
of	O
Paradroid	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Graftgold	O
partner	O
Andrew	O
Braybrook	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Steve	O
Turner	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
an	O
isometric	O
landscape	O
engine	O
for	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
called	O
Ziggurat	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
this	O
with	O
the	O
Paradroid	B-Application
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
control	O
system	O
and	O
patrol	O
paths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
isometric	O
perspective	O
(	O
drawing	O
visual	O
comparisons	O
with	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
)	O
also	O
provided	O
an	O
additional	O
gameplay	O
aspect	O
–	O
opposing	O
droids	O
could	O
be	O
pushed	O
off	O
edges	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
damage	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Your	O
Sinclair	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
issue	O
6	O
,	O
awarding	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
with	O
reviewer	O
Phil	O
South	O
highlighting	O
the	O
original	O
scenario	O
and	O
combination	O
of	O
strategy	O
and	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
issue	O
51	O
retrospective	O
,	O
CRASH	O
concluded	O
that	O
Quazatron	B-Application
was	O
a	O
successful	O
fusion	O
of	O
arcade	O
action	B-Application
and	O
strategy	O
,	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Paradroid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
voted	O
number	O
19	O
in	O
the	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quazatron	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
1988	O
sequel	O
,	O
Magnetron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
game	O
concept	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
Ranarama	B-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
author	O
that	O
appeared	O
between	O
Quazatron	B-Application
and	O
Magnetron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quazatron	B-Application
has	O
also	O
provided	O
inspiration	O
for	O
several	O
PC	O
remakes	O
.	O
</s>
