Level 6: Planet Sulak

Planet Sulak: The South Jungle is the setting of level 6 in Otto Matic.

Level Overview
This level is a jungle and it very easy to get lost or hurt here. There are growth potions, which are the only way to break down the humongous doors or to beat some of the plant creatures like the Venus fly traps. There are also huts containing powerups that can only be broken down when you're enlarged. When you try to leave the level, your ship will be stopped by a tractor beam.



Giant Mantis
Giant Mantids appear in many area of Planet Sulak, the Jungle level. These large creatures are very hard to defeat, and even though it is possible, doing so would use up a large portion of your ammo in many cases. Ray Guns do not affect these insectoid foes at all. However, the Flamethrower Ray is a good weapon for hurting them. If you are determined to destroy these enemies, drink a vial of Growth Potion and punch them four times to kill them. Otherwise, it will take forever if you attempt to kill a Giant Mantis with the Flamethrower Ray (it takes 12 shots).

The Mantids resemble their Earthly cousins, except in size. Their method of attack is spitting a spray of green acid drops in your direction. The acid is difficult to avoid, but is not very dangerous.

Dinosaurs
So the dinosaurs didn't die out after all! Dinosaurs are big, blue, ridge-backed reptilian creatures that somehow have the ability to breathe fire. They exhibit two different attacks. One involves breathing fire at you and the other attack involves attempting to reach down, pick you up, swing you, and throw you. With two attacks, however, the Dinosaurs are still very ineffective, as they are extremely slow and clumsy. Like all of the other enemies native to Sulak, Dinosaurs take so long to kill that it simply may not even be worth the effort. One shot of a Flamethrower Ray is a good method for stopping the Dinosaurs from bothering you.

Venus Fly Traps
There aren't any small insects on Sulak, so these Venus Fly Traps are hungry for robots like yourself. The Venus Fly Traps are stationary and reach out with their jaws in an attempt to pick you up, shake you, and hurl you to the ground. If they are successful in doing this, you will lose a large amount of health. Destroying the Venus Fly Traps requires that you drink a vial of Growth Potion and shoot them with a Flamethrower Ray. This will cause the Fly Traps to burn up and be disabled.

Trivia

 * The Venus Fly Traps are resembled by similar characters in Weekend Warior.
 * The Acid drops shot by the Giant Mantises are the same acid drops shot by the Squooshies and the Slime Boss.
 * There is a pod floating in water on this level, which contains a green atom.