Performan: Difference between revisions

''Performan'' is an action game reminiscent of ''[[Dig Dug]]'' in which the players control the on-screen protagonist from a [[Video game graphics#Top-down perspective|top-down perspective]], where the main objective on each screen is to eliminate enemies in order to progress further, while an [[cut scenecutscene|intermission]] animation plays between some stages.<ref name="PONjpf">''Performan'' arcade flyer (Data East, JP)</ref><ref name="POMhg101">{{cite web|last=Zverloff|first=Nick|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/toaplan/toaplan.htm|title=Toaplan Shooters (Page 1) - Performan|publisher=Hardcore Gaming 101|date=February 5, 2011|access-date=2019-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224230422/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/toaplan/toaplan.htm|archive-date=February 24, 2011|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Getting hit by an enemy will result in losing a live and once all lives are lost, the [[Game over|game is over]] unless the players insert more credits into the arcade machine to [[Glossary of video game terms#Continue|continue]] playing.

The player controls the robot with a four-way joystick and two buttons to attack and dig. Players can dive into the ground to avoid enemies that can also perform the same action to chase the [[player character]].<ref name="PONjpf"/><ref name="POMhg101"/> Players can also attack enemies by throwing [[boomerang]]s, which can trigger the "meca-stones" placed on the playfield to explode and eliminating any enemy caught within its [[blast radius]].<ref name="PONjpf"/><ref name="POMhg101"/> Players can also trigger the meca-stones under the ground to eliminate enemies as well. Eliminating many enemies at once with an exploding meca-stone grants a determined number of points, which is also crucial for reaching high- scores, though players can be paralyzed if the robot is caught with its blast radius. Meca-stones can also be pushed against enemies.<ref name="PONjpf"/>