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Corral some crazy kittens with Herdin CatZ (continued)

Rally CatZ
The object of the Rally CatZ level, pictured in Figure D, is to maneuver your cat through the flags to the food at the end of the course.

FIGURE D

Guide your cat through the flags to the food at the end.

This requires diligence and constant attention, because the cat thinks the flags are stupid and doesn't understand why it can't walk directly to the food. Again, this is a timed race, and if you run out of time, you must start the level over.

Mouse Madness
If you think herding cats into a corral is crazy, you'll love this next level. The object of the Mouse Madness level, pictured in Figure E, is to herd at least three mice through the gate in the corral.

FIGURE E

Herd the mice into the corral using the cat.

This is accomplished by using a herd cat in much the same way that a herd dog helps corral sheep. Using your stylus to guide the cat, you must encourage the mice to move towards the corral and keep them from escaping through the door. If you thought it was difficult to get several uncooperative cats to go through a gate, wait until you try to get one uncooperative cat to guide several uncooperative mice. As in level one, if you lose enough mice or run out of time, you lose.

Dog Run
No game involving cats would be complete without their evil arch-nemesis, the dog. In the Dog Run level, pictured in Figure F, there's a very large dog pacing at a slow speed up and down the screen.

FIGURE F

Don't get bitten by the mean old dog.

A brick wall separates your cat and the dog. You must coax your cat to move past the dog to reach the food. This is largely a matter of timing, because as soon as you cross the dog's path, he speeds up. If the dog catches your cat before you finish crossing his path, you lose. This is also a timed level, so if the timer runs out before you reach the food, you lose.

Wicked Broomz
The Wicked Broomz level, pictured in Figure G, adds insult to injury.

FIGURE G

Don't let your cats get swept away.

As if herding a bunch of cats through a gate is not difficult enough, this level has a wicked broom that is roaming around and trying to sweep your cats away. You must get four cats through the gate before the broom sweeps all the cats away and before the timer runs out.

World finale
Every world has a finale that's also based on the same theme, but it gets harder as you progress through the worlds. There are two cat's paws on the screen, and the goal is to use one of the paws to grab whatever creature is moving around the screen, as shown in Figure H.

FIGURE H

"Cat's foot iron claw, neuro-surgeons scream for more." --King Crimson

In order to do this you tap on the paw, and it reaches out to its full extension. If the creature that's flying around crosses the path of the paw while it's extending, you get to bag the creature, presumably for a snack later. In the first world finale, you must successfully grab eight birds before the time runs out. If you do this, you get to move to the next world, this entire cycle repeats itself, and the levels get even more difficult.


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