¸ 1986 JEREMY C. SMITH
THE GAME
The resistance is about to launch a major offensive against the Intergalactic
Empire. In preparation for this, they have captured several battle-grade
starships, but they lack the essential power sources for these formidable
craft; Klystron Pods.
You have been commissioned by the resistance to steal these pods from the
Empire's storage planets. Each planet is defended by a battery of 'Limpet'
guns, powered by a nuclear power plant. By firing shots at the power plant,
the guns can be temporarily disabled; the more shots fired at the nuclear
reactor, the longer the guns will take to recharge. BUT BEWARE I! If you fire
too many shots at the reactor, it will become critical, giving you just ten
seconds to clear the planet before it is destroyed. If you have not already
retrieved the pod stored at that planet, then you will have failed the
mission. If you have retrieved the pod, and you manage to send the reactor
into its critical phase, and leave the planet safely, you will receive a hefty
bonus.
Further into the Empire's system, you will encounter planets with REVERSE
GRAVITY and something even more deadly....
LOADING
AMSTRAD 464 OWNERS
1. Place the rewound cassette into the cassette unit and press PLAY.
2. Hold down CTRL and press the SMALL ENTER key.
AMSTRAD 664, 6128 and 464+DISK OWNERS.
1. Hold down SHIFT and press the @ key. Type TAPE and press RETURN.
2. Connect a suitable cassette player to your computer, according to the User
Manual, and insert the rewound cassette.
3. Hold down CONTROL and press the ENTER key
4. Press PLAY on the cassette player.
NOTE: Full loading instructions can be found in your Amstrad CPC 464 Manual.
PLAYING THE GAME
You can control your ship with the keyboard, using the following keys:
Z= ROTATE SHIP ANTICLOCKWISE * RETURN=FIRE
X=ROTATE SHIP CLOCKWISE * SHIFT=THRUST
SPACE BAR = ACTIVATE TRACTOR BEAMS/EXTERNAL SHIELDS
COPY = PAUSE GAME * DELETE=CONTINUE
AFTER PAUSE * ESC=ABORT GAME
To collect a Klystron Pod, hover just above the pod, activate the tractor
beam, and thrust away from the pod. When the automatic tow-bar has fixed to
the pod. you can deactivate the tractor beam.
To collect fuel, hover above a fuel cell, and activate the tractor beam.
SCORING
DESTROYING A LIMPET GUN 750 POINTS
DESTROYING A FUEL CELL 150 POINTS
PICKING UP A FUEL CELL 300 POINTS
BONUS FOR MISSION COMPLETED VARIES ACCORDINGLY
BONUS FOR DESTROYING PLANET MISSION BONUS+2000 POINTS
MISSION FAILURE NO BONUS!!
A spare ship is allocated for every 10,000 points.
The game will end if (a) You die and have no spare ships
(b) You run out of fuel.
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postage refunded. This offer does not affect your statutory consumer rights
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