YOU WILL ENCOUNTER A NUMBER OF MARTIAN BEASTS & MONSTERS DURING YOUR TRAVELS. DIFFERENT TYPES OF CREATURES MUST BE HANDLED IN DIFFERENT WAYS. THE SUCCESSFUL METHODS MAY NOT ALWAYS BE OBVIOUS. THE BIZARRE NATURAL FORCES OF MARS WILL ALSO TEND TO PRESENT OBSTACLES. YOU MAY DEFINE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUR EXPLORER BY SETTING A VALUE FROM 1 TO 100% FOR EACH QUALITY (SUCH AS STRENGTH, SPEED, ETC.), OR YOU CAN LET THE COMPUTER AUTOMATICALLY DEFINE YOUR CHARACTER FOR YOU.